EUGENE CITY GUARD.
LkUHriLk rreswieissr,
EUGENE CITY. OREOON.
tfcitCe THii i-i Of (....NTf-HCY.
Inilh ' "f Mi mcwr.
V I mti mii I-1 ti II l). mlln
VI m I if in lira- ami ki..iw a, fur!
Ths i rj Huluru l.uuiibi
Amse the '7 of y
T as '": ' l'iJit"t
T;, Ui.J re'teli "f lireMliral,
s,u:t sow, lik n'lx. -Ii.IUu.
fr-lds Uf Virr
lion irl slk l er-a,
TVI.ra mflftnl ll). fis-m aaLtel akl(
t-Ual Ui lb" si'Wore '"'''I
A!mT ll'O reach of roi kf I
ir, J r " " f "i'"r.
V'i.i i u l i.uais i l.a m sueo"
loetery wvs.uim hollos'.
0 r wil ""I frt shock
7I.ii 1 1 "r ml i.rn-r.i.,rtli-n.
V.'neru Lrjal.a ll wsieoit illll aod oar
'i iic fiuwt is Unit ami balsa.
Iroiit iho r. art by all m ler
Anl all lu' '.urirjf r. gather,
Err- I ) i..tr if M.mierry
V.g tiat.ilartsl, Im. learUi.
I walk a'orjji Ilia -Imi.ii. a!.,
i rail anil i range II tat Rial
4 nl 1 joi hear li.liooi ruer,
o: n'ar llii m liul . iliraniav
r.irjoi l.ari: l now ruany a dary
IV' 1 1 ju'ira.( M sslerry.
ear.ti U l uUatil la tivtrlaua Uoathly.
I rogt I'.al ST asps.
Eome tim? ru I dbcove red accidifital
ly Hint fro;j tro voracious rat'-rs of
wasps. I liivo lu my cardcii a Unk fur
watering, with till ialatid nf rockwork,
T.Uic'u u a favorite haunt of llto frog.
The wasps jii't li' ware ciirrjlnj on a
raiJ against tny fruit, oud when 1 wlsil
to gratify nl once my revengn and tny
fro- I calcU marauder lictwrru a st
card and an iiivrmd v. iue gUus, carry
luin off to Hit Unit, wet LU wings to pro
Tent Lit fiyin?, sud set Liui uo tUa rock
work before tlio fro j!.
After A inumrut'a pause a fro ad
vances, aud ij ua Indent the wasp has
disappeared, crawa iulo I iic frog's luoulb
I y a i iufi .rt of hi lon loiiirne. Oo
canouuily tlio wafj rruirii'r, wbuily or
palltally, harirj uiailo it unpVaaant for
iutt fio, but l.oUnluimt ulwo)wal
Ijw1 in thoend. L'aua'ly cotivalaiva
Bof inrut uiuy to noticoj in lha fro'
larval auJ UchIv, hi though 111 prorpu
cf iie-'lullUm w-ro m l quit ry, but
Hint iliey liiio Ilia diet U eridvul (ruin
t ja fact lout a rinlo ainulliali fro ka
Ucu kuuwo to la4i limit arpa, oua aft
er uuotntr.
I.iii.jJ it it rvumrkaMo what fvry
uuu'.l fri-i, qr.ilo lufatiU, will twallow
c wi; ritli viuity. Tim iS Uruooo
liny trcj iwallowaj a full cror.n wi-ip,
waon a l.J rtU.tivo v.nit for Liiu qitito
ir.rnur, a bii t:ixIb'y ihrsaiiinj
ftrinail c jo Clt priiuiinK to U UljieJ
Lc.'cro Liiu. R. U. LartlLtt lu LoihIod
L;i:cUior.
Tli r. otU t rrllaaau.
Tlio DrUlM priUweDttoiiiinrra fa
Torably la to witU tliuao i f other Da
l.oji. Willi CTO un'Ribrra l:i tlio lioti.a
cf cor'!:icn uud ori r lu tim tipper
Loriu, 1; ij f.:r nuJ away t'jo lart lu
i;.jv:!i. riar.ro in: j iican.t w i:U
Cot lu therluiulirr of Uopulu-a tnd iMX)
i.l 1.13 wnatf. t,pi;:i ro:nin u:t with
iZ laconms bud i.Gl in the corti.
'iarn culm a I ho AnatrLu fv.ii lirili
wit J t'iS nn I ii't In tim lower and ti r
Loum1 ri'niHi lively, fnllowe l by tier
tuany Willi -:7 lu ill ri'i. l:t.ii nud to in
ill luu.Ie-r.i'.li. llui Unitel States In
t jMnnl.itive lu t ouieaaaad tM
avnaior. LouJon Tit-IiiU
rn;.ha.l.
r.3!.ail rx"nenotd trmptatinn to
uiriil'-. Ho lain. If nva: ! tied tim
r.Mnriiir.ii'ji'iiuiwliitli 1 fuiind in the
lo..t du'lit time around hir Ixxly mid
mine, iijihlly tit in nwluiliiitf tl I
MiiAil hi r in my urnn, whii li I had ki'pt
frtHiiu ord r tii pm-ipitata hi rwilU uia
iuto tlio wave. At tha tuo.
lueiit I wa to leap to bo twallowed for-cti-r
t.illi her, I ti It b'T pallid head turn
rpon inyalioulikr V,:o n dead weight
ami t'.io lu ly auik ilowu upon uiy kucva.
How Viiik Tune.
Tlia Truih Oak
Car Then ! 1 Lnr w it. I! haa prv
poe-1 thlt ewiiiiigond the boa arcvptnl.
Dora They nro aclinif liLo otiinr pn
pic. Mi u!y ciit, tl.ui'aalL
Tlir. fa only a blind. Look at hut
yaihiiti.trap."
"ll'cn Lind rid befir.
"Yu. A luuu rau't Llna a ffirl ander
ooa of ihoao peaks." New York Weekly.
TVnmta't I'alaala,
Annrit l'-io r!,ol recently taken out
by ironic n uro enea for a new ful lmj
bulb, fuliliuu diak, nip and elan holder
foruio:i .ililnmrd. iiiiprovmneuU in
arUlMul eye, now uirlliod of .iimllnj
whiatUw asd Ilia tike in rouiUnalion
wUj bellow, and a regulator for alow
combualiuit r.replaret.
Ti frea'.et urul review of modern
limes by Qneen Vitt iria in tSkit. at
the begtuuiu' of th Crimean war. Tha
Cect ctteeilrd in an unbroken line fur
fira rcl'.e and roinprlaed UUO men-of-wr,
it!t twice that number of itora
and anj j.ly alup. Tha Covt waa luaaiied
by i)A acauit n.
It La lea coinpnted that in a tingle
enbie foot cf l'a ether which C1U all
ppiee lliera aro lockrj np IO.Ojo foot
tn if iner.-y v.;.n.'j jh Lltlierto ea
ciil uuiii-e. To unlock l.il bouuilloaa
l-wie aua a iIkIu it to Ih aenriceof wan
L a U-k thai awaiu lha UavlrwUn of
Lia falura.
Il Ij aa old b lit f of nattr nawaiUn
tUt IL rj intii f their warrior chief
inhabit rf:rr ilraUi th Uk1.o of their
favorite Lorwx Ther i line while
ttaiii n i;..n.,lu:u In wiii U. 11 1 puj
nlai ly bi.er.l. l.vea theaptntof UoLi,
to UJ a raboliioa la T nti yeara aja
A v'.ne at Hampton Conrt. whirh araa
'.inied la i:U, u Uluved to be the
rrt la the world. lie hrauibt
Uud over a ayac) of CdMJ f.-L It uau
ally bNin upward of l.uoo bunch of
f.si inu-aaily.
TU t.xk ef jir.u ante for five yf
in lln tank ot Lu.lu.l U aouut ;;.;41.
tJO la auuiUr. and they ful li.H
which. If lUoed aU by i I
WouiJ rvi.ii i uum-i
Il ksa been al ua n tl al tUe rwm of a
silkworm i;l ) a-id a t nmtd l.uuo yards,
or tl.rt-t.il,suf a Ba r. hmg.
llomely prrsmai ar alsrsr BarUig tbat
brwuty la a auare, ptal lasaaa. laay ri
asajs as U u era as. ia
HI flOSt FROM TMC RANKS.
Itlamllai rr ml the PrJ"l
llaa kela lUaabll.
Emit Trey, who lia JiiU been promol
from ll v piMMdeocr le prr.t- 'f
ef Ue rrpublM o butrUod laaoxrd
a iice with in reg
ular aucrtaino ut
vrulala that lao
pi llltle country,
a worklnu a a
farm ha nl la Illin
ois wbeo our civil
war bmkf out and
at liatni a a pri
uu aoldler la lb
northern amy la
. j I ( ariioUalla toiirtr
p In the tcbool cf
V ' Li nau llaarl
I Indatlli 1'iilvar-
CUIL fl.r f. any of Jena, and
fcla military atnille at the Hwla (nl.nl
aiililarj atlioul, and hnd conie to America
tofaniii.ariieliii'iarlf with our Inatitut Inn,
ainl Inciilmtwlly t'lRft aume notloq of our
i.-riciillund ll.efrii-a and prnrller.
lint l,e rnmeuf a f.imil) Ibal bail for fen
rallona ;lvrn null. i lit aolilii ra ti hia na
tive land, and tha opiirtitiuty to eome
thlPZ of ei-.iinl waifam or muni all hi
military ardor andwna rr rly inihraoed.
The year afur hi tulMtii'nl he wna umd
raplaiu of n rnriiimny lu th KikIiI f rc-ud
lllinoia Infmitrv, wlnb bo romuinndH at
I'rrderlckabuis, t'Uandlomill and Get
IraburK. At In l.iiu r Initio h waa cap
tured and aedt m I.1M7 prixm, vibero Ij
waa hrM aa a hmi.mr fur in aaftly of Cap
i.l. tf:..ni.. ,.r Hi,, amiliren trinr. who
I . ,l..M,, m I lUHAMk
waa uiiurr whwiu. w
on ihe Biidinitof a court martluL I'rei
dent l.lurolu ausiendr4 th aenience In
Gordon' eaw. but if it bad ben cami-d
oat Caplaiu I rejr would undoubtedly have
bean executed In retaliation.
After rrreli injt Ih brevet rank of colonel
for mrritorioii aervlcea and briuK honor
ably miKieml out of the service Intbeaiim
Uier of I'd. t rrj went back toSttltierland,
here Lr awon brcanie proinluiut lu politi
cal affair In November of thai year b
waa niad areretary of at at for the enntoa
Of !!!, end during th ix auceenlluK
r7ZT
went. Including lliat of president Uunnj
that ktuh! L. furtmilaletl a law nmilalinz
bihor in luauufnclories, prohlbitinu thin- j
ploymeut of children, reituiating tlial of ,
women anu praciirany aooiiiuiox uiuua
work. Tul law aroustd iniica animosiiy
.l.-.l !....
Vi 1 I.. 1 i.Y t Ur
Colonel I rev bad the enilsfuctiuo of aeelng
it ..t.,i 1.. ,1,. ii,-,i n.uie u.,l . I
proveil by the Swiss tHK.ple.
Various other prouressiv measure or
linponanceowe tbeir adoption lu Colonel j
t'rrv'i Mxaciiy and lufluenc. Il ,
through bis Influtue that tb public
ckoola were freed front churcli coutrul.nud
b orlulnateil th "couiproiiilae" which
suveil the St. (iotlinnl railway. In rJL
was aiki1iii rd balsa minister to tb Unit
ed Hlatea, wlmb post b occupied wl'.h
great diaiiuclion for ilv yeara, ami which
be rvalgned la onlertodetut bietlmctnor
ituillely to political ajfalra at bom,
t'ouuress p.isstsi on bis behalf a swcil act
enabiiiig Lia son to Ix rdue.iled at West
Point, whir b waa rectullr graduated.
I'nwdrnt r rev was born at Arlcalietui,
llasel, Oct '.'I, IS-i
THE FEDCRATION OF UDOR.
lia llUlurr MeHllOed nila Tba ml tla
trltlMI, aauiiil llnaipera.
Samuel (iomtter. who has been re-elect
ed prvslilnil of th American lVdi-ration of
Labor lu ih face ol eoiinlilerabl opposi
tion, baa Isi n a prominent man In labor
nintemeiita for the past 10 year or more,
llsuwdto ben (isr mai.fr and was si
a)a uctlv Hi hla local union, besides be
ing man)' limes n dch'KHte to the Interna
tional I' uar MuLin' imiou ai d senrln a
term Us vtt irr:il.'iil. lie wna inl
dent of the New ork Slate WorkiiiKmcu'
awmlily l li and srrvnl two terma n
pn'sidi-ut f the old IVdrniiion of Trado
lud balior I'liions. He I a atrong ointor
lid writer tl.d la very conservative III hi
opinions, i.a;Mlii both atnke and bur-
colla except as an lulutl) Isit resort,
and havlmt fallli In the iireiiuiilihmeiil of
reaiills by atriilly Irgit.iuale, p-acefal
Birlhisla.
Mr. Uuiiin-ra la about IS Tears of ire. lie
waa boru lu I-oiuloii, uf lii rninn lluhrenr
parentage, and sm apprvnticnl to a atiu
AMt l:i ooMfins.
Baker whan he wna onljr Id Jinrsold.
ir.
did not Ilk the trade and left II to learn
lia iniillii.i I I. ....... a al. a
... ........ ... .u .... c .
I'zxz ::
presiilmey cf Ih federation In IStU. II
phkfil up a fair Mluratloii at the night
rbnoU lu bla yautb ami h alwar ls-en
a readi-r and a thluktr, aa bla apeecbea aud
writing a iow.
Tb American Hrd-rallon of Ubor owe
. exigence primarily to Mr. C..niwr' ex-
tlona.aud ha hsa lava nraaliUnt .i.r
It
ertlon
IUorg.oiiaiian.Ulugrelerte.1 year.fur
year without a.ir serum. ori.l, km opto
tbereerntconveiiilim.wherriiiheeaaievery
near Ulug drfrate.1. Ilia aalaiy la but tl.-
U) yrsr. II baa several time been of-
frredioitloiis.pol:iiuiludoilierwi,wlib
greater emoliiiueius, but hasdetlliie.1 them
00 the ground ihat awptne would d-
alrojrhis uatfulniHw with lalioe orgiui i
Uooa Uuvemor Hill, (or misae?. once
offerv.1 loaptKiuil lorn a memUrof th
New Voik sti Unl of rl rratkii. lib
a salary of t.l.nJ, but Mr. tioniprra would
utA. hs lu
A Ibe rpniei,titre of the feileralion
ilf. l.onira baa been very net ire In He
Mi"; w ii-aiiawn iavurai( o lu la
terrsta of th working clasps, but La not
Ahcrwia lakrii any vtrT croinlucol nnn
la liullile. He wn a candidal fur roem
Ursblp Inll.e Nrw York couailtuitooU cou
veution ut lb late elect loo, be waver, but
(4d of tlseiloa.
Aa Old Maa sl (Still OMir Vf attk.
A lisle and l.erre nl.l
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Mi
1 v
VbeUnarord atrvct. risiteil the city hall aU utpphanea, grammarian of Alex
Uw uUier aftennvn. lie e.l;iLnte-l a an.lna, Egypt.-Philadelphia Pre
Ctinoua watch, whi.li he a,ud w.is l.y
yemuU. made in a man uauitsl How ard.
In Liverpool. Lii-Uikl.
It ha breu aar. fnxu (loward to
Upward, and ke ei.llent time, Ev
erett Howard came tr Lowell in IMa
and wa inamisl ber in IMT. when he
..led on the Memuiai k rorrsiratnm. I
ni. wwDiia
lire In atervtlle. Me., when Oenerai
ihitler Kradiut.il. The II owanla are a
long lived race. Everett Howard having
aislrred eventy-au and a brvtba
ageq suty-eigt,L
Urn la tb ruuncas tsf tha faacUr
mU sT "saauy.
l.NSUUANCK.
aJ.lli.l
13 IT A BUSINtSS THAT CAN
CAnflltO ON PROFITABLY f
BE
A ajsf Teal I Atlraailag a Oswsl Deal
ml ailtkllxa la Maai s Ike Ls'
Clllse-vvlll II Hai in CiMHiMar
Mmrm Thsa II 1 Kssplutswf
The insurance buslne ha uisxl nrb
rapid pprgTesa dnnng recent year that
roiupauio bu Un started for the pi.r-
pua of wntinx nsk on alimat every
in under th aim. If V0 own a
lionse and want protection against lire
or a ateuui engine and want pnteclloii
a'iiitiat ejploeion. or a pbite j;hi win
llow and vcuit ptotit-tlon atfalust Hie
tmall boy who throw stone, yon have
only to, 'o to one of a number or com
puiiice. ay your premium awt curry
war your lajliey.
The biisiui-sa of writinif theso n-ks
bo i n carried on so Ion Hint it '
raiurd the esperimi-ntul sta-e. I he law
of average i uniliituimil. undtbecom
panu-a carrj-ln auch line, a a Kenernl
thing, anuiiully report k""1 prolii !
extensive biu I ho lniiriii e lield te
come that it wa nlmie-t iniuwill to
conceive anything further forth" com
punlcsto (Ciuruiiti-, nnlesa it was hen I III
and happim-w. IVrhnp the very latest
thing lu insurance may I n step in Unit
direction. Salary Ituruiice i S4ime
tiling entindy new. and la being e
tonstvcly advertised.
If It Is iolb!o to writosuch lnurate
on reaotiable term, which will prm. -1
the employee and enable the omt.uiy
doing this business to meet lUcolilrai'ta
it should become highly viiluulle to
working (""pie. If. on the other hand
it I liweesury to llllse slll ll isitilll..li-
upon the i iiii ri d us will leuve nuiio tutu
loopholes, by which the pa) incut of i-li
t ie may le uvuiiliil. then tin form ol
itiiuraiue Ui'ome vnliieless to any 'r
on. except tipe who isiii the dicy
stipulation nmlerwlncu
oLtaln nahuy tnsiiniuce are bn. II y re
t'ltol below It I li ft to the reiulel n
Jtidiueut to ibi-lde whether it would
j,;ly ,u,, to have hi salary ruari;nlet
unjcr Ml, cimi.1i tiotit.
Tl, ..... . ...ii..,. ......t
-"II -1 J -
complete history of IniiiMlf. wh.lii.i
1 . , . , . . .
Warned or niiule. size of In- faiml) . sal
ary K-r 1U.1111111. bow Im 111 service ol
employer, wuere vmpioieu mr k u jrm-
previous to making application, whe'.liei
Lr bus chronic ilneai. and how lunch
lime he bus lint by illness during In
pns.-e.ling twelve lin.t.tlia
The preminiii I lifteeu dollars -r un
titiu where the salary is less than l.-Vs
aud I r 1 1 til. of the salary here it I-
inul to or lu extern of that stun, lb
policy covers 11 penod of twelve mouth
and guarantees the immrvd In s,iUry
for six mouths nflcr hi diM-lmre It 1
clnlllieil that the pidlcy l lsiuvuh-nl to
contract wiih art employer that be will
not discharge the employee civ pt foi
cuum. without giving ix months' notice
The policy provide that ili-mUMl
shall not be cuused by or thniugh any
willful mi or negligence of the HKiirel
The usMirvd is coiiic lied to give inline
diate not ice of di'iniivil.aiid must make
every clTurt lu obtain umployiiieiit: fail
lug in this the policy becomes Void
When the assured has n,-ain seciired
employtueiil be must notify the com
pany. und lie will be furnished with
blanks upon which to make proof of the
claim, coventig the time be was nnem
ployed. If be 1 unable to secure 1111
ploymeut during six mouths he must
notify lbs company aud furnixh proofs
of los.
1 Any iinestion a to the liubility of the
eotniwny may be referred to a board ol
three urhitralorH. one to be selected by
the comp,iu'. 0110 by the uasured. and
these two arbitrator will select a third
I The decision of two of these arbllrntors
bull be binding. The policy further
provide that no suit shall be brought
until the expiration of thrre months
from the day of tiling pnsif of los with
the company, "nor ahull such ami be
brought ut nil unless the same I com
me 111 iil within six motitha from the
time the right of action accrues, any
atatute of liinitatton to th contrary not
Withntntnliug." The company reserve
Ih right to cuticrl the policy at any
time by refunding a pro rata portion of
the premium.
It become an Interesting question aa
to what constitute a willful ai t or neg
ligcnco. It i the expenence of Ihoti
nud of workmen 111 New York Hint
after they Lave been employed in one en
t.iblishiueiit for year s-rbap a new
foreman or superintendent isiutroducrd
aud the employee U diacliMrged. tie haa
done In work in a manner satisfactory
10 in oiii employer, out tne uew one
uya he la incompetent This 1 cited
... "
M uinstratlon of many case, wlirr
rr ",rr
,aW , r Wo"'1 Wl.sl to do-
cit' whether the company bad good and
auCii lent ground for avoiding payment
of Hie Miicy.
president William M. Rlchanla of tha
Fidelity and Casualty company when
llti 01,iniim regarding aalary Ul-
'. . . " . '
, ' . Ti" 1 t .i "!)
wetbo.1 of other cotuiauiea. which
nm' cowwtt with ua even ludlrevtly
y that tbi ort of insur-
uc mtinl at present lie regarded largely
tu the nature of an cxpenmetiL Von
know very well that we will insure any-
tiiwm ttmt. nudcr the law of average,
s. . , . , .
bo,a1 m'l n. bnt ww
oulJ n"1 rit ltnranc
JuclK"1 ,r,,m the condition wblcb tb
lk'y luipo-e. I should say tlwl the i-oiu-
pany u safe enough, but I cannot tern
Wber) innch la-neUt
can accrna to tba
euitilovea.
Almost without exception
the class of employee who could avail
themselvc of this tla of Insurance
have ccin tract a with their employer aod
tin have no need for aucb prutectlou '
- New York New
Paaxiaailaa Tary I4.
Pnucrnation wa known and practice!
to totti extent be tha an. i. nl. Tha
eaa.nnit.ir ..f th.
-
Ami I'i.S Said Nalhla,
Mr. Newid Uitk, ditr, 1 m glad yon
ion t forget to execute any ordrr I give
you. The other day I told you to order
some kindling wood, and you must Lais
thought of it rotistuut'.v. p..r Ivy, fn?
.1 k.. 1 . .
"r? I ' ,D ,n ?,n,r
Awful and awfully, or their equivalents
ttrJ 'B tbesvnrof "rry." "ri-re.tli,giy."
sr mort than two centuries uid at Usual.
L 0,4 '" ix- ,b eK lu.ioa of aoog
by eawbraleU UboTr-Papa, did umm fm
a k . .11 , K ... . , a
DLAU N 3 IN CRIC9 FUE1
D.l ThM
A Qasw
I Import anyfulog no-ler tbMan ibal I
tan sr niooey In." -id a down town coin,
mlasloa merchant la an.wet to reporter
tbeWbvrday. , .
-lloiigbt In aayiblni enrioo laUlyf
aak.il the louul.iiir vi.itor.
"Well, no bnc-a brae or corlaaltlca w
that -r. I deal lo th- plain. J".:
homely prwliiclaof Oslur. but I lhlo I
have -,'neihii.g bee, which will surpris.
t.iuf.s-.ll ttal. What do you say to a
I... 1., .. a ls.le of liV. fllle.1 Wltb U
1 I..I,-. iln-.! 3u-r"
... ..i -l niercnortcr. "Wbal
...I . U. i.i.h ltin.1"
"Not siril. ol.irlj Simnish. Just rpanlib
Ainrrimn Tl.. j 're from M.-vico, and In
. 1...1- li.it flv llnit Hies, and all
1 f 1...-. . ..... Ilr I Mur. Jiirur!
Villi."'! Ill"" . ' " ' . a
loa Is.y. "bring a ....fi.i of those diij-l
n.. . 1... 1. r H...II 10 writ aiioui.
Jai.M-s went wiiha grin toa Isil In the
warehouse bel.lud I be o.lli e. nml came isu
Willi a abliiing bra- -"'P runmnr over
.1.1.0.U .UvM .t f 1. ... ... w 1 cn oti inspec
tion pritetl 10 Is- lli.sof all sites and col-
(T . . ..W.L .Illlli .fill
ors, Willi a aiimrni s -
detaehe.1 b-gs.
" hill are they for1" akeO we reporter.
Teo.l bur I hem to feed the.r amglng
.ir.1. I I!- ihe.n retail lo lb dealers
who tell m Iherare especially good for
aoine bird at anytime and for other at
can sin time of the yer."
I should i-iy ti.ey woum prov preuy
expe"lv diet. Ju'l t""' " ,,,c
and biUas ul In cnuhlng o many Oies!"
"V.ai rnruri. voiinrf num. inai a .tieiuu
Indian I not a UniKl.l of Uilior. Hi Umi
U about ss valuable a tbul nl a -111104
bn Klles are thicker, loo. Ill Hi tropical
valleys of .Mexico than you have any idea
vf M,iii.-t h inK bke mniilltors In a swnmp
or. shall w say, a Ibic a wans in a
lottery
"Well." continued the apeaxer, ine
.Mexican Indian who can no longer aleen In
l.ia but on acmnnl of the awsrmsof Hie
attnute.1 by the flltb which accumulate
lut hi front door sometimes 1 slung
into a desire for revenge on hi enemies.
Kevenge is swei t, aud sweeter if there I
aoy money in It. lie guc 10 the wood
and collect a ni.mla-r of green twigs of a
certain ire. These be lay In n pile on the
door of bis hut, with some dry twig un
der them. Then from another trv be get
a gum. whicb he boil Into a thin sirup
and spreads on tbe walls of his hut. Th
flies are unruled by It frngraul nud far
reaching odor. They gather to feed on It
Wheu the hut Is black with them th In
dian sets Or to lb twig on Ibe floor and
closes Ihe Hs-rturea from the outside. The
twig emit nu aromatic smoke which kill)
the (lies, ami they fall lo the floor Id thou
sands. Thru Ibe uallvv'a wife dries them
while be goes to sleep again." New York
Tribune.
A Queer llurlal flaea.
We visited the historic Keilhlry cave on
day lu company w ltb W. T. Powell, William
and hid Froncba.-ger und Hon and Seibe
Keith Icy. The objuct of the visit wo lo
are what remained of the work done there
a great many year ugo by Elder Willi
Keilhlry, who In bla old age prepared a
place lu this cave for bis final resting place.
The scenery around the eulrnnce I grand
od luiposiug. It I elevated and the view
from the mouth is commanding r.ud ro
niui tlc. It Is almost surround. d by great
bowlders of rwl marble, assuming faulaa
lic uud gnitexil ahnpc.
Th eutranc Itself la a :rsnd portal.
Out the cave proper is small m.d lnigiiitl-
cant In comparison with oihcrtavesof this
country. At a point 11 few feel inside there
Mill remains a urt of nn old wall nod
aoinc atones cut nnd f.i-h loucl for doors.
Thislsnbout nil that l now left of the
work done by this rrn.arkalilr old man.
lie Liu! mailt; here a rvslurr place to be
lunl lu. liul now alsjut ail truce of it la
lie hail nlo carvel a sermon on a laniet
of rock. Hut It bus ls-en curried off or
hurled in the debris thnt has f:ill.n frmil
the rixil. We tn-iu tritel the cave to a dis
tance of perli;ti a half mile. We found
bear Issls nnd trnrk pleuty at a distance
b.-j k from the cntrnnce. but no rooms of
fie or interest. A fine spring of Mater
finds exit i:t the entrance, and this Is the
cause of the cave. No formations or oiivx
of nuy uote were found. (ulenu (Mo.) Or
acle.
rsrvrrtcl Ilia Meaning.
Ilo wna n pros(ieniu nnd wealthy mer
chant; she was u little bit of a clerk who
lived nnd thrived, and took care of a
little, slsler on a few dollars 11 week, nnd
was a bright nud cheery as if she had
never a core lu the world, making ber own
mmdilneoul of th other sidoof tlio cloud.
She was saury too. Nolxxly could crush
her with any grand air, and she bad a
pathetic little wny of putting aside until
and Insults, oa If she did uol see them. So
all her crosses turned Into crowu.
Ouo ruoruiug she wo laic It waa little
sister's fault entirely. She bud what she
called n lootlmehry night, and slept so
peacefully thnt morning on her birr sister'
ami that It made ber late. Aud the mer
chant himself saw her come in ono hour
behind I line. She wn smiling nnd hurry
ing In, and he slopped her. Pulling out a
gold watch heopvued 1 1, bold It up before
ber face without a worn und walled lo see
tbeeltect.
Isn't It lovely f" she aaid. "I never aaw
Il before. Tbnuk you." nnd with anille
Mill on her face she tripped away.
You may cull it w hat you will artless
Ingrnuousiiexs or artful calculation but a
more surprised man than the timekeeping
merchant was wheu she disposed nf bla
reprimand ll would be bard to flad. De
troit Free Pre,
Dangle! Heaaatloa.
Captain Montague, who waa partially
executed during the religious war in
France, but who was rescued from Ibe gib
bet through ibe Inlercrasloo of Marshal
Turenue, complained that. Laving lost all
palu In nu Instant, be bad been taken from
alight, the light of wblcb defied descrip
tion. Cointe la Dure, who escaped death
by tbe breaking of the rope, aaid that after
a aecoud or (wo of suffering a light
comiKLttl of various color appeared, and
acrosa It an avenue of tree whoa leave
bad all the colors of the ralnlnw.
All accounts agree that lb fear and hor
ror of banking I quit momentary; that
there la little or 00 pain; that even Ibal
Utile is almost Immediately succeeded by
a pleasurable feeling and that the rM U
obbvloua. St. I-oul llepubllc
A Cwcaanbvr la a Hull Is.
fleary A. I lower, of Adam township,
rixmlltoo county. In 1S-"i4 slipped a email
cuiumlvrluagliisalswilr, ami bepermllted
tb vine to furnish nourishment until Ibe
encumla-r bal fllle.1 tbe avwIUble apace lo-
tb uutle. Tbe vine waa then clipped
. the bottle wa tllletl WIIB alcohol and
eaixfully sraloL Tb encumber still r
,.,.,,. .,,
tain lu oitginai appearance, and it louka
lrtUr: na it uld wh. n botlleil up thirty
lght ).a- a.-i -Phthviclphta Lrdgvr.
Ceaaarkable Idea ml neaeily.
It i remarkable to learn tb extreordi
B-iry ideas of female brauty which cbaruc-
Urite diOervot nations. Tb bvlirs of
AraLia slain their 0 tigers aod tor rwd.
their eyrbrowa binck and their llpa blue.
In Persia they p.ont a black streak aroaod
tbrir r; rs, an.1 ornament tbelr f.ftwwttb
rrpn-setilar luos of various (1 .tares.
The Jspane-t. nm adopt tbe singular
method of gilding tbrir leetb. and I hoar
of the Indian paint them red. lo aom
part uf lu.ha lb pearl of lbs tooth moat
be dyed bhu k Is fore a wuoiso can 1st la-an-
tituL Th llott-iiu wotr.cn paisl lb en
sue cshv la cornparuwau of tad a
Uacav-Yaaatst Ulavht.
CAPITAL ALTUCKATS.
OFFICIALS IN WASMINOTON WH06I
ONLY LAW IS THEIR WILL,
A itrlkLg r.aa.Fle rXr C""
.., ml lb. Carre.ey. Wk- De.1.1...
Caaae ta Be T.tssl by Ue IWdewl.
Wbe Ha lb. P-w.f ml HaU.
Among tho inot remarkable feature
rf (hi government by the people 1 the
extraordinary authority vested incer am
.uls.r.lli.ate ifaclul. ftl asoiMH.
.r 1 -tnnce. no man in tho Lulled
f ute. vield inch pocr in woney mat
ter, the first comptndh r of theenr.
rency U l entinlr linler,',"1,-nt of
the MTrdan-of tho treasury, and even
the president La no mean t coercing
l.irn. a the following rtory .how.:
When (irunt wu in the White House,
First Comptroller Taylor refused to
countersign a warrant for the payment
of big claim out of tin f'""J "I the
tr-aaury. Thepreidiuluwiuoncd him
and said:
Yon must aign."
I will not. Mr. rreiJent," replied
the recalcitrant ofllciuL
Then I will coiupel you to do to, said
Oeneral Grant.
Yon havo not the power." rejoined
the com pt roller coolly aud respectfully.
We will eo about thut," said the
president. "I will consult the attorney
general.
Tlio attorney general, on oemg cou
ulted. tated that tho comptroller waa
right be could not bo forced to coun
tersign tbe warrant. Next day tbe pres
ident iummonid Mr. Taylor and aaid:
I Cnd that I cannot compel yon to
eonntenign tho warrant, uowever, 1
can gi't another Cret comptroller."
Very well, Mr. Preaidcnt," replica
tbe officer. "Yon can Lave wy resigna
tion, but not my ignature."
In fact, tho only way in which the
pretiJtnt can override a decision of tbia
powerful cBicial it ly dif missing bun
and nppoititlug unothir muu. All of the
arcounUof the government, except ihoso
which relate to custom and the post-
office department, nre settled by war
rants countersigued by the nrt comp
troller. Without Li wgnuturo tbe pay
went cuiinot be made.
There aro two autocrat in the post-
office department One of them U too
cubttant attorney general. It is Lis
function to decldo whether matter of-
fired for luaillnj Isimmoralor not. Ilo
acts a censor for tbo people. Whenever
a postmaster in any city is doubtful rv
Cardiug the worulity of a publication
that is sought to bo mailed, be forward
a copy of the suspected work to the third
assistant poatiu aster general, by whom
it is referred to tbo tvsautaut nltorncy
jvuercl.
Very likely tbo latter may bo too busy
to iuvcstigr.te tbo subject tcronully. in
which case ho turns i: over to ouo of Ll
clerks, who cruscs it and mark any
passugo which Lo considers indecent.
Thus tbo law lord Las simply to glanca
over tho selected tidbits of impropriety
and paa on them. Tbo assistant attor
ney gouerul also dttormiui-s what mail
matter shall bo considered fraudulent
and be excluded as such from the post
Tbe third usaistatit s,t muster general
la himself an autocrat. lie La authority
to exetx-Uo Lis own dbicrclion in depriv
ing periodical publications of tho ad
vautago of sccoavl class postal rates.
Publications intended for advertising
purpose primarily aro not allowed
those rute. Oti ut con tit of tho "Krcutxcr
Sonata" a whole. sine of books, of which
it was ono, was shut out of tho mails.
Publishers commonly ;;et out vol
ume in series, becuu.no in this aim
(Ley go tecoud clf ua periodical publi
cations so long lh they aro Usued at
least four times a year. Tho decision
against that work did not actually ex
clude it from tho post, because it could
be and waa sent ut first class rules,
sealed, so that nobody could lawfully
open tho ruickago and lind out what waa
Inside,
Tho autocrat of tho department of
griculturo is tbo chief cf the bureau of
auimal industry. Uo Las an'.hority to
kill any nuiuiul Lo muy chooseanywhero
in lLo Unite.1 titates. When oue of Lis
inspectors reports that such and such
cattle ore afflicted with on iufeclious
disease, Lo orders them purchased and
slaughtered. The value of tho beasts is
judged by two appraisers, ono chosen
by the owner and tbo other by the bu
reau. If they cannot ogrto, they ap
point n third perron to decide. In com
man refused to liuvo Lis live stock
thus diapoaed of, tho iolice aud United
State marshals would bo summoned.
Tbo payment adjudicated is roado by
nheck. Tho chief of tho bureau's author
ity in such matters is nbaoluto over tho
territories and Uutnct of Columbia.
For operations iu or y state La mint have
tbo conseut of tha gwernor, but tho gov
ernor's consent cannot bo withheld be
cause ha is lu a position to coerce the
state. If La chooses, ka can quarantine
tbo state, preventing all ammals from
going Into or coming out for an indefi
nite period. St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Calamba May II at Haasased "Ta-ra-ra."
The word of "Ta-rn-rii ibs.iu-de-nr
were written by Kirbanl Morton, and
th music wna siippli-il uy Aiigelo A.
Asher An interview with each nf the--
gentlemen siiiplie. aom interesting
facts atsiiit the pnalnrflmi Mr Morttin
la a round faced, clean shaven man. ap
parently mn yet thirty, with black eye
and hair "How did yon wnte 'Ta-ra-ra
B.iitHle-ra "
In th first pine the music of the
enng l als.nt smi year old. It waa car
n! over to Ainem-a aume years ago by
aome rmigraiil from the east of Europe.
What country enii exactly claim it Is
nt known lint it seems to me that
K mi man la la very likely the lurth place
of Hie air I have heard several Conti
wntal vanety tnm in London say
Hut it was an old a-nnt inart h wntb
whH b their taiylHssl waa fuuiiliar." bt.
Lutii Pusl-lhsi-atclL
ll Caml tb Itltataae.
Tb rnie.litss f.w the gnp art alm-wt
aa nnmerous as the case of that drea-led
uialwly One was tned by William Hur
rxnt of Ihllsisrts.. ma., at tb ngg.
tww of a well meaning fnrn.l. between
wb.nn and the niifortiinatv Pamtther
a nor. t hillinOiwintssa, The friend
told Pairott that hi grip stimM be
dnvm from hia aysten in ten honrs hy a
wartn ly istth PamKt f..ow hi
fnrti. instnu tloo. and the wann lye
canwrd tbe paiif-nt tosrte-1 hia skin like
a snake, and removes) bi hair and iwanL
He la bow as ratl.1 as Wliurd ball, and
hi rntule all over hla Is sly t aaamooth
aa that of frewhly skiunesi caX Uat
U. gup fa gvask. Yaaae Uiask.
0
CI-sAPPOiNTINO THE JUDGE.
4 Oweerawr Hbv-e Inlerferrivre ffr-
a al naaglvf Malrk.
ftom. evenly ye.r, ago a (WT
pioneer, irport. there wa. In Xlls-lppl
fuMico of tb. pewee who me-led no clerk o
write blm down an as. II attended to
,bu clerical duty bl...s.lf. Hi district
wna Interior nnd remote from tbe center
uf iDtellig.uc. It wa. far away In tb.
wild wood. No lawyer dwelt In those
nurts. and Ibe prevalent Idea of Justice
and tb mode of adinlulalering It were
primitive aud aomewbi.l arbitrary. There
were no railnK telegraph, or rapid
muils to spr.ul Intelligent a In these
inlmydays.
A mail In the neighborhood of ltd mod
ern Dogla-rry bad the misfortune to t ike
Hie life of a fellow limn nnd the function
ary bo.1 liim brought up fur trial. He ex
anilnetl the wllnessc on Isilh aides, m.ulr
np bit mind that th homicide wna unjus
ililitbl and comlemned lb prisoner to bj
hanged by the neck until dead, dead, dead.
The sentence nllowwl the man but a few
more day f life, and the condemned
begged for a little more lime. He told the
court tearfully that hi crop was alut
ready to lf harvested and he hoed tluil
for the sake of bis wife and hi Wren his
honor would spare bis life until Hint duty
could I performed. Il wna the last serv
ice be should ever render to those nearest
and deait lo blm. Friends Interceded
nd tbe Judge relented. He grunted tbe
doomed man a respite of thirty day, and
iliachurtred blm on hi own recognizance,
afir exacllug solemn pledge that be
would appear promptly on the day ap
poiuled iiikI be Lunged.
A lillcal ramp.ilgn wn in progrrs
that fall. Governor Matthew, a popular
atumprr, wa in lb field, aiul hapsnetl to
have an apisilnlnienl al Ibe time and place
Dxed for Hie execution. While be wa
chattering with a group of mstlc al
hi rents a wniion drawn by two oxen w as
observed slow ly approaching. As II drew
Dear it was seen lo be occupied by a man.
a woman and several children. They were
all weeping hillcrly, ami the wife clung to
the husband' neck. Th hitter wna pale
and haggard. He stopped bis wagon as a
byst nudcr (he wit the justice) called out:
"5o you've kept your word, Chnrleyf"
"Yc." said Ibe condemned, with a deep
sob. "I'm a man of my word. I'm ready
to die," Here ibe wails of the wife aod
tbe little ones became heartrending.
"Why. what' all Hilar" aaid Governor
Matthews,
"ll'a a hanging," torn one answered.
"Hut Is It nil regular?" said the govern
or, w bo wo a good criminal lawyer.
'Oh. yea. It uli right. Jedg Smith
know what he's about,"
"Who I Judge Smith?"
"He' our Jesil uv the peace."
"And did he try thlt man?" continued
Matthews, becoming very much Interested
la the proceeding. Cut be could get no
attention, for tbe procession wa now form
lug to convey ibe prisoner to the place of
execution. The governor followed along,
balf daxeil by ibe amazing proevdurannd
balf believing It wa all a practical Joke.
Dut it wa all In dead earnest. A galiowa
bad been creeled, uud, when lb place was
reached, the prisoner made to sund up,
and the Justice, assisted by bis nervous
constable, tied bis bunds behind 111 buck,
bandaged bla eyes nnd wa beginning to
adjust the noose, when Governor Matthew
called in a loud voice:
"Hold on there, Mr. Justice! Will you
listen to tne jut n moment"
"Well, st hut is It. guVner?"
"Wbut Is the niun'a crluiuf"
"Ktll'n another niun."
"How wus bit tried?"
"I tried bltn und sentenced blm to die.
lie' guilty, guv'ner. It' all right,"
"Dut It not nil right," nuswered
Matthews. "It's nil wrong. Don't you
know thut n grand jury must Indict a mnn
before be cuo l tried for homicide? Don't
you know be en 11 only be tried la tit.'
circuit csiiirt? Don't you know that you
can only send him lo j.-ill or bind 1. 1 in over
10 nwait the net Ion of the grand jury?
Don't you kuow thut if you mho ibis mau's
llfoyou wilt be Indicted for murder your
self?"
"I thut so, guv'ner?" said tha jusii.-e.
a oon ua be could recover breath. Ami
be slowly und sheepishly turned the prt
oner loose, while the fear nnd ngit.iiiou
of the citizens tbai'i;cd to uproarious
laughter. Atlanta Constitution.
Dlckene' Children.
I venture to think that audi a child ne
David Copperflcld I rare. Tbe majority
are made of more commonplace materiel.
They would I. now belter bow to ccl ou
wllh Mr. nml Mis Murdstone. Very few
boys nowaday at aoy rate would, even
at eight or nin year of nge, bv quilo so
easily Imposed on by a waiter a to allow
blm to cat their dinner without uttering a
word of protest. I am very doubtful, to",
whether many boy would have been quite
o loverlike to l.lltlo Emily and have
found such Intense delight in .Mr. Peg-
otty'a wonderful house by tbe sea at Yar
mouth. Still, one feels that David Is rent and
from first to last consistent with blmsvif,
wbicb, by the way, I more thun can be
said forall Dickrns'chnructcrs I lam Peg-
Sotty, to wit, who, w bt u we are first lut ro
uced to blm, is little more than a half
witted, blundering lout, but becomes be
fore the end of th story a reully mugnlfl
cent fellow.
Every one will call to mind many other
child character In the writing of Dick
en. No oibcr mule writer has given uaao
many. In my Judgment, none of hi chil
dren can com pure with those bf certain
female writer, National Review.
Ilalr beetrainad by Law.
Centuries ago for aome reason It waa
thought necessary to Introduce a kind of
sumptuary law with respect lo the length
of garments and the length of lbs hair.
Men were forbidden to wear their hslron
tbelr abouldir and women to wear the
loug plait banging loose. It wa a mark
of distinction for maiden to wear long
balr, only tbe sluvborn having It cut
abort; so It I not likely that women of free
birth wcr Induced by uny edict to cut
their hair looao, but only to confine It
within reasonable bound. Our forVan
must bav lawn better provided with
nature's head covering than we are. There
Is, alas! iiute occasion now fur restraining
tbe abundance of women's lock. Notes
and Queries.
Tb Mo Oa ! Efll.
In order lo determine what Influence the
snooo has upon earthquake. Cn plain Dr
if ootessua bus collected Information of CO.
Ou) earthquake, and baa arrived at ibe
ooncluaioo that our satellite baa 110 effect
upon tb phenomena. New York Jour
True tu tile Art.
Carpenter What kind of wings do yoo
want 00 year i.eusef
liallau-,.Vhy-fr-"WLIte WtngS."
Kate Fltld'a WwHinswi.
U.lanuua I aaw
Traveler If New York aociety constat
of only 400 people, what do th million or
to of others do for pleasure or revrOvlioo?
Mrs. Foreundml-Theyread about what
we da-New York Weekly.
A public speaker baa bnmoroasly ail
vanceil the kjsUivio tfj nooe but Uld
beaded niea ami fat hM are fit for head.
Of families, as they are noted for tbeit
meekness and swtrtoesaof ten, per.
Sal moo intended for smoking ar first
scrubbed and dried, after wbicb they are
bung cp to tbe ainukt bouse, wbr a alow
Crtkp barniug. One sresdi Is required
tat'OtesiTas.lrg prooass.
HO'.V "30i3" CHCPHCna KA3!.,,.
FORTUNE IN f.'tX'CO.
at
Drlvea riaos Hume, (Id f tru.i. . .
;s
lu Chlbualtuo, viurro .j,
T.iug -ACarror Roiuanti, Vt,
aud Itatnarkabla Ki.rri-.arv
'i
The wo-ld has hoarl but lit.!. .
lha man who -"') years nii tv.u sl r7u'
I noons and hifainous as n, i ""'
tlc "Isrss" of I he Capital C11 )' of ufZ
A!exaiid r IL Sneph. rd. forim-nr . x
.. ..... . ... ..1 .. ' ""T,
Bl iue l-l-i..' v .lu.u.iii'c ..-ll!
ef this Aimr.c in ll.in.u 11 01. . t""
qiirnt to his iKiwufall ha l,.. , r',
r in.ititic vicissltuil.-s naa Il.i..-uj
anl now he lsa"b " again, "'
....n ,1.. ..K.I... . L
UlUr-l (.lilt. UV niii..i. -lw.t qjj J '
with despotic swuy oier u liu. tit-
own. whlih he bus built t.. 1.-
fa!iulous!y rich silver inttieaii. . rnur,15'
iu the canyon of El I'm rte river, mi
mountain fist nesstt of the hu rra Mal
tha southwestern com.-r of tbeat.teoi'c-4
niiniiun. .inniro.
l'nicilc.illr nn exile from 1,1 . ,.1..,
almost "flit bruin," Mi.phenl witbs.."
deiful luck found his way tj '
juat after one of the n-g.ilnriy rteurv
revoiuiioos nu un a so nuny .;,ilC1Cl
pend for fame and fortune. An.n,r.U
cltUen owu.d a mine thi ro whi.li L.vlb
s.iiz,sj bv tint rvvoluiionistt sn.i 1.. . '
several 111011II1. They were lnu!v Or,..
out by lliei;ovi riiuiuil Hoops. Lji it(.,
mine in u chaotic condition, iu rtr,;,
stroyed aud Ibeowui-roulhevirRi olbai, i
ruptcy. This waaf Iiephi-rd's oppoitunltr,
seized it with uvldity. Ho u., i0 a
tract to buy the mine for the iuui of t.
AirxAXPcrt n, inrrncr.D.
000, put an American foreman lu cl.vL
gut things in some kiu.l of shape, and tun
ed for tbo Rio Grande border ti t-gotu-.
with American capitalist for Monty u
wbicb to back up bis undertaking. Had.,
not succeed In getting a mucu money
be wanted, and returned to Cstopa
rnther dlsheartcneil, to meet one of ui ;
greatest piece of gool luck tbat but ere i
bedillrna favoilte cf fortune. In lilsrv
ence bl foreman bad "struck bomnA'
a tbe miner say, and withia W djri Lx '
lakrn out of th mlno over ti'ASO) tu-i
of sliver, or enough to pay for ibo diIlci
lenv a comfortable woi king turj'tJa for U ;
tare divrtopmcnt. j
Then Boss Shepherd blovsomcj o::ta
bonanza kin;. Ilo devoted nil hit misU
ful geniu aud tireless energy lo ilrvr ;
log the property be I nd uud anu;r. ;
more, and pretty so n had contnil by
luto ownership of a kingdom grr.v.er In ;
tent nud far richer lu revenues t ban mitf
an hereditary monarchy famous in lie 1
world' history. And he ruled aod k: 1 ',
rules like a Ling, or pirrhaps It would bi
more correct to My like oue of tbe feudal
barons of old, who wrre more powerful ilu
Ibe klugs to whom the) owe! nomitulai
leiauccl Like the tM.rnnsof old, ln built Lima fo.ll
fled casilu.or raihi-runnlisululjfirtrs,loi
Its stone walls, which nr.- Vi fivt iuhe'.s,
inclose 100 acn-s cf land and lire wi.
ened wltbsouieof the most approve!1.
pliauoesof lUu lumleni w.'iiuce ol f'ir'. L
tiou. I. -volution is indigenous lu .Vein,
and In the slate uf Chihuahua, and pit-v
ulurly In that part of Cuihuubua num..
Governor Shepherd's mine nre bKa'.ed.ltai
almost perennial. He has heeded il o ntr.
lug conveyed by the fata of bis predvces-ce
lu thoowoersbipnf tho f.rst mine be bou:U
and the greaser guerrilla who nrxl &
tempt to couflsci.te the property win hit
to do (oiuething more Hum den, and prsvsrt
slull. There Is but onu entrance to tha fortrr
through heavy iron fates guarded titt
and night by armed seutiu.-ls and o.in.
only to those w ho have the nnisivoid. .Mil
itary discipline obtains throuuhuut 1 b
llltle city built wiibiu the walls. T.t
i reels ar patrolled continually by i;..a
darmes, and every precaution Is tjnta
against treuchery from within or snrpr.i
from without. A small urmy of cni'iinyi
of various kinds is quartered there, ml
fldeltty is assured by constan; w:.tch(u.no
aud strictest reuuiuiinu.
The house, of which there are ra.ior. ir
on tory adolie structures, built fur lb
most part with broad, comfort.ilile tmn
diis and ataudiog lu the Kmteful shale cf
tree. The ho' mausiou isquito luxurtuii
in it appointments, and ihero Is a i.-cul
bona for visitor. A b,g hotel nccoii.m
dalr several hundred .Vexlciu mlm r -4
other hired men, aud tbe huu at iblia t
filled with whole drove of animals. A
number of small parks omumeu. the IB
closure and turuisti breathing places for
tbe employee, who ruruly go outside li.
w alls except on special business or to c !
brat aom grrut uatiooal or religious ft
Uval.
All tbe work of tb mine is done w!:Mo
the fortress. The buce stamp mills arc O
log day and night, nud tbo ore Is cntsLul,
amalgamated, refined and cast iuto bar of
pur silver, weighing iy pouuds cicli,
which are sent every fortnight over ll
mountains lo Chihuahua city by carefully
guarded pack trains Tbe output ot tbe
mine average IJ.Vu.000 a month, and It is
all spent on Improvements. L'p.vard cf
I10.WO.000 bo been so expended, und t.1
work I not yet by any means cotnp.ctcd.
On of tbe Improvement 1 n great tunurl
that run straight into the mountains for
mile, and another la aa aqueduct Cm nii'.i
long, built of solid masonry.
Only tbe highest grade ore Is worked at
tb present time, but when the tuntici li
done, so that ore can be brought out ia
train loV.s, then Governor SLepherd says
he will begiu working the i r thai p
only .100 to tlila tun, and iho nnue wi.l
be a dividend pjer for at least 100 t ir.
Tbe boa never expects to .ui hi na'.-v
land asnln. He has torn n the L"--"l
S.ates but once sine It Ik-cdc n Mcs cu
(liver king, but keeps biuisvi.' well pot'.id
on event here, getting what l.ew be .
dailytyprivatau.ro 410..1 Ciiihuaji-a 1
iW.rcniidng Aicericaa pa'ui:s.e.s cfi.. ""
p.s.rs. tLagains iiuii Ljo wi'.b :!
bbcral.-y.
Wir aa a Blrtt.gibencr.
The method of itrenstbenics: co;;
steam pipe by means of coilcJ tacul
sir Las Un qnito ffncrully ad"j :J
In th Italian cavr. The practko 11 to
serve the tnbe with one or two Iay-:
uf wire wound under tension. Tit
method is not consider, aip'.icallc t
other than sir right tul. s. Tbe wire 1
of sufficient s;ren-tU to carry tbo t. '-l
load of steam. .-.r.J ti, tension nielia
winding is u'juat 1 Q-tis i-ersqaarcisca.
TttwireUj ct oa in two or three izCt
tenUent s.rals. anl tia ,ails cf eswh
usj iadepeadea'Jy tastad to tho Caisgs.
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