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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01
The Cave Dweliers.
Gunnison Review Press

Col. James Stephenson, of the bu-
reau of ethnology, has returned from
New Mexico, where he has been MAX
ing some further explorations of the
ancient cliff towns. He has made an
important discovery, which is be-
lleved to definitely fix the cave dwell
ers at much later period than has
been supposed by arch@ologists. 1t
has been thought heretofore that these
cave dwellers lived back in the distant
past measured by a hundred ages.
Col. Stephenson discoveries indicate
that not more than three centuries
ago they were living in these habita-
tons carved out of the face Of the
cliffs, and that the race is of COM
paratively recent time. The conclu-
sion is arrived at by the finding of a
lot of mummies well preserved, found
in position in cyst encased in a
fabric woven from material resem-
bling cotton. Upon close examln-
alton, however, it is found that the
cloth, instead OF cotton, IS made from
the fibre of a reed similar to flax.
Specimens of the reed, with Its roots
and stalk still preserved, were found
in the remains of a house, which
opens the way to a definite ascertain
ment of the material used. An an
Gent Spanish writer who visited this
country not over three centuries ago
gives an account of these people with
a description of the cloth of which
they made their garments, and other
particulars about the customs of the
natives, which are substantiated by
Col. Stephenson's recent find. The
mummies are also closed III kind of
neatly made sandal, which affords
another point of Identification. Be
sides the mummies, Col. Stephenson
brought $4,000 pounds of pottery.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01
The Largest Grapevine.

Captain w. G. Phelps has grape
vine that is now believed to be thelarg-
est in the United States, and perhaps
the largest in the world. In 1876 the
large vine that was famous in South
etn California was cut down and ex-
hibited at the Centennial Exposition.
It measured fourteen inches in dame
ter. This vine of Captain Phelps is
twenty-five years old and is thirteen
inches in diameter. 1t is of the Mis-
sion variety, and it has never received
the benefits of irrigation. 1t stands
near his house, south of Stockton about
two miles, and it cover about 1000
square feet of ground. II it had been
permitted to run where it wished 1t
would have covered q very much larger
area, but it was found necessary to cut
il back in order to save the roof OF the
house. 1t is now loaded with a crop Of
grapes, estimated to be two and q half
tons, The largest crop that it grew
was two or three years ago, when, after
selling a ton by actual weight, the re-
mainder was estimated at two and o
half tons. Captain Phelps had the
vine photographed few days ago, and
he Will send copies of it East for pub
LEGATION, as an evidence Of the sdspta-
billy Of the soil and the climate Of this
part Of California 10 the growth Of the
grspe.-Stockto7s Herald
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01
A Business Retrospect.

With a crop of SO, 100000 bushels
of wheat, 1,9000,000,000 bushels OF
corn, 48O,OOO,OOO bushels of oats,
100000 bushels of potatoes, and
nearly or quite 100000 bales of cot
ton, not to mention a production OF
26,0O0,OOO barrels of petroleum,
100000 tons ofiron, 100000 tons
of coal, S36,OOO,OOO in gold, and
S4O,OOO,OOO in silver, the year 1852
may fairly be considered as one OF
unexampled prosperity so far as these
commodities are concerned. Even
In 1881 the value of our grain crops
was 81, 100000, 900, and this amount
will be largely exceeded in those at
present being marketed. The pres
ent cotton crop is worth close to
S9O0,OOO,OOO and the yield of hay
1876, 200, 900 more. As to the rail-
roads, over 5000 miles more we're
constructed during the year.
But trade was backward, not only
50 far as the internal traffic was con-
eerned, but also as regards the for-
eign exports, while the imports were
The largest on record and 50 extensive
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01
A Fire.Eatyr Dimes on Lead.

Two weeks ago cowboy made a
wager on the streets of Missoula,
Montana, that he could ride his horse
into every room in Sam Arthur's ho-
tel, and upon being taken up, he pro
ceeded to perform the feat. After he
had riden into the house some one
informed Mr.. Arthur of his intention,
and he proceeded to investigate the
matter, pistol in hand. Entering the
hotel, he found the cowboy in the
act of riding up stairs, and ordered
him out of the house. The cowboy
informed Sam of his bet, and said he
PROPOSED to win it. One word brought
On another, until pistols were drawn,
and the cowboy emptied his revolver
at Mr.. Arthur, but fortunately missed
him every shot. Sam being full of
grit, and pretty handy with the shoot
ing iron, emptied two six shooters
and discharged two loads from a third
one, making fourteen shots in all each
of which struck the cowboy, the four
tenth bringing him to the ground.
The coroner's jury exonerated Mr..
Arthur upon the ground of justifiable
bomocide. ---TerTitoridl Enterprise.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01
Turkish Wives.

Having obtained wife, it is worth
while to inquire how Turk treats her.
She has much to complain Of generally
from the personal ill-treatment of her
husband. The Turk in ordinary life is
not unkind or cruel. The wife's mis-
fortune arises from her position.
AS husband and wife see little Of
each other, they are not specially givento
quarreling. But she is woman, pos
sibly purchased outright in slave mar
ket-for it is pure illusion to suppose
that the slave trade in Turkey has been
abolished and being woman she
bears about her on every hand the
marks of degradation. It is her duty
to wait on her husband, if he is poor, at
meals. Her accommodation in the
house is inferior to his. In all things
she is his slave.
If the wife is the daughter of wealthy
man, her lot is not hard one. AS the
law regards marriage merely as part
nership, she keeps her own property,
and the husband has to be on his good
behavior to obtain share of it. If she
be of poor origin, she can scarcely be
said to have any rights. When harem
is on board vessal, the husband keeps
in the saloon, living well and sleeping
in a comfortable cabin. The poor wo'
men are penned up as deck passengers,
living on Hretched food which they
take with them.
"Only few weeks ago." says trav-
eler, Il was in q steamer carrying
harem, where there were probably TWEEN
ty women, wives and slaves, who were
shivering under canvas, which was quite
insufficient to keep them out of the
pelting rain. know it is a thing al
most unknown for a harem to have 9
cabin taken for it. The husband takes
care of himself -hss, perhaps, unlimit
ed champagne-and leaves women hud
died together on deck to take care Of
themselves
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01

The bonded indebtedness of the
civ of Austin is S91, 300. The amount
Of outstanding warrants to date is
$40. $3.50. When compared with
the bonded indetedness Of San An
tonic. ours is rather Insignificant,
that of the Alamo city being $780,
1S9.O3.
Iyavesk young man finds that chess
nlavipe hurts him, he should buy .
chess protector.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01

-Comanche Chief: There is an
abundance of wheat still in the hands of
farmers, and we hear Of no recent
sales Of large amounts. The average
sovn is much smaller than that Of last
winter, and only that sovn early gives
evidence Of q good yield.
BoTH ends oh life is shrouded in
mystery. A man don't know when he's
born or when he dies. Oars room
enough, hoveber, between desc two
scks Der get in Q mighty heap oh debil
neut-zTk0nsdsC Traveller.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01

In Jacobs ladder was q reality, and
all we're offered free way 70 hesven,
there are thousands Who would demand
an elevstoE.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Fact and Poetry.

The following story of the veteran
writer, John limbs, is interesting:
While sub-editor of the Illustrated Lon
don News, he sent cut of hop-feld to
acontributor, and asked him to 60 down
to Maidstone, visit the hop. gardens,
take note of all he might see and hear,
and describe the scene as faithfully and
accurately as he could. The conscienti-
GUS writer went and spent day and
night among the "savory" hop-pickers.
Next day he took his Copy" to his Of
fee. The venerable Mr.. limbs adjusted
his spectacles and began to read. Be-
fore he had got through the third slip
he burst out with, "What's this, Mr..
Smith? Do you really think he would
put this in the News?-oaths, intemper-
ance, impiety, debauchery, licentious-
ness-why, sir, what were you thinking
about? This will never do!' "No, I
thought not" replied the writer; "but
you told me to describe exactly what I
saw and heard" "Yes. yes; but really;
you know, this is too gross, too gross"
Perhaps this will do better" calmly re-
marked Mr.. Smith, as he handed an
other MS. to Mr.. limbs. "Read it, sir,
read it," said the sub.editor. Mr.. Smith
read aloud, and his listening chief was
cbarmed-such well-turned phrases,
such happy conceits, such poetic descrip-
tons! "That is better, Mr., Smith
much; just what l wanted" "Ah,"
said Smith, quietly, II thought you
would like that; it's what I wrote before
l went down to Maidstone"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27

the article. On the best oil stoves one.
can boil; fry, broil, bake, il fact do any-
thing that, can be done .on|a range, and
that without the heating ofthe room or
the trouble ofbuilding coal fire. When,
the work is done the fire ID extinguished
and the expense stopped. At the same;
time we can heat q room If we want to.
We have,sheet iron drums to fit any
style. You would be astonished to see
how quickly one drum on two. burner
stove will Neat room. Here is two
burner stove. It cost 81. My wife does
all the cooking for q family of four grown
persons with one like it. An average
for three months shows that she, used
inst one quart of oil day. It would
easily burn two quarts if not managed
economically. ANY one who will use
the fire only when it is needed can do
as well. We made 10000 last year, It
is safe to cay that 10000 stoves, large
and small, were made. The export
trade takes carloads. They are shipped
to every civilized country, and to many
shat are not civilized. China, Japan,
the Indias, South and Central America
all take large invoices. "-The Boston
Budget.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27

,theater two or three years ago, be took
her nose between his teeth when che
stopped over to take the poison of his
lips, and held her an unconscion
time. Mamma Griffin saw what he was
doing, and she was in an agony If fear
lest the audiences should see it. 1.-TWO.
Just look at that dsvif,' she cried, COM
ing over to where I was standing, She is
biting Mary 3 nose right there on the
stage. Oh, wish could get at himp
What q circus there was when the cur
tain rung down! Mary chased James all
over the stage with piece of board, and
the company looked on and split their
sides laughing at the sight. Gen. Sher-
man always liked Mary Anderson, but
since the papers blasted him for kissing
the chorus girls he has never gone be-
hind the scenes. When Bob Downing
joined her company he says to her:
NOW, Mary, whenI play Rcmeo to
your Juliet, I am going to make love to
you with as much earhestness az though
! were dead mashed on you. There will
DO no foolishness about my love.naking.
/ will kiss you just as real-sure-enough-
lover would do. want that understood
ALI right, Bob,' she replied; that's just
what want you to do Oh, yes, Mary
Anderson is an iceberg.-in your mind
she is"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
in one of the leading institutions in
Hartford that would give 500 to talk
The OIL Stove Trade.

s"rhe season for the sale Of oil stoves
has just begun" dealer eaid, "and if
we may judge from last years exper-
fence we shall have an immense trade.
The manufacture Of oil stoves is distinct
lively an American industry; it had its
origin and growth here, and has been
perfected here. Practical oil stoves
were first invented about fifteen years
ago, but the trade did not amount to
anything until six or seven years ago.
About that time inventors began to over
comefthe objections to them. The COM
bustion Of the oil was made perfect, so
that the disagreeable smells were obvi-
ated, the danger from gas explosions
was removed, and the consumption of
oil was reduced to minimum. Then
the trade began to spread out. Stove
manufactures noticed a decrease in the
summer sales of rangers and cook stoves
and rightly contributed it to the oil
stoves. Seeing that nothing could stop
the oil stove trade, they ali took it up.
Where oil stoves were then made only
by few specialists, they are now made
at nearly every stove factory
ton has greatly improved
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Wit and Human.

Always in debt and no real necessity
for 1.-THE letter B.
Willie" Mamma, will Susie and me
have birthdays after we're dead?"
Mamma-"Why, what do you mean?"
Willie-"Why. like Neutrality-suspicious.
you know?"-Harvard Lampoon.
"What" said Mr.. Sucker, 'you
haven't noticed what dumpish, stupid
girl she is? It's positively frightful. I
never called on her that she didn't 20 to
sleep within hall an hour."-Boston Post,
A child, while walking through an
art gallery with her mother, was at
tracted by statue of Minerva, "Who
is that?" said she. My child, that is
Minerva, the goddess of wisdom"
"Why didn't they make her husband
too?" Because she had. none, my
child" THAT was because she was
wise, wasn't it, mammal" was the artless
reply.-[Harper's Bazaar.
The Boy Hit 1t -"Father, you are an
awful brave man." said Detroit youth
as he smoothed down the old mans grey
locks the other evening. elbow do you
know that, Willie?" ''Oh, heard some
men down at the store say that You kill
ed thousands Of soldiers during the
tor tor for the army" eyes, that's what
they said!" explained young innocence
as he slid for the kitchen.
Chambers Journal recalls these an
cient jokes: A sybarite on visit to
Sparta part of the homely public
meal. He then observed: "No Won
der the Sparatans fought we'll, for the
greatest coward would rather face death
than live on such fare." Demades COM
pared the Athenians to clarionet-
''Take out their tongues and they are
good for nothing" A certain school
master was reading badly. Theocritus
said to him: "Why don't you teach &C.
ometry?" because 1 don't underste nd
it." Then why do you teach reading?"
A thief caught in the act said to Demos
themes: II didn't know it was yours"
"No,'" was the reply: "but you knew it
wasn't yours"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
FIELD a ND RM..
Asricuitiu,lr,alIIsen

i.
Remember, when Jack Frost holds
sway again. that good hay, generous
supply Of grain and plenty of roots will
make good butter,and plenty oft. &.
Peluro-rneumonia increases alarming
ly among mich cows on Staten island,
and the New York state board of health
has asked the national cattle plague
commission to look the matter up.
For the past four years the great cur
rent of cattle traffic from the west has
been met by an increasing current Of
young animals in an opposite direction,
to be lnatured on western pastures.
c G. Patton who has experimental
largely with Russian apples, procuring
scions from st. Petersburg, says he is
greatly disappointed in them, and states
in the Iowa Homestead, that there are
not enough Russian apple trees in the
United States to supply one country
with trees that they are not as hardy as
represented; are generally subject to
blight, though few good growers are
exempt; fruit of low quality, not COM
pairing favorably with American apples.
Fresh vegetables for the early fall
months are quite as much luxury as in
early spring time. After the first crop is
taken off the ground that is the end Of
the vegetable season in many of our
farm gardens. And yet ifthe soil be in
good condition it can produce a second
or even a third crop as we'll as not. But
we should select early maturing varieties
and the seeds should be planted some
what deeper than in spring.
Planting for honey is matter. now
receiving considerable attention from
apiarists, who are seeking the best
means for avoiding the lack of honey
which comes between the blooming of
fruit trees and white Clover. The
Indiana farmer says on this point:
"This is the most important dearth,
which the bee-keeper must strive to
bridge over by planting. The stimulus
given the bees by fruit bloom should, if
possible, be kept until the coming of
white clover, SO az to have them in he
best possible condition. when the har-
vest comes"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Home Husbands the Best.

When Nellie Grant, says the New
York World-sweet little demure Nell
lie Grant-was married to an English
dude with baseball head, named AL
gernon sartoris, nearly everybody in
the country said, in view of all that
General Grant ha0 done to save the
Union, that it was pity his daughter
could not have fastened her affections
upon thrifty young citizen of the
United States. But the dear girls all
have fancy for foreign swells, so Nell
lie married the Sartoris. And now the
Sartoris has turned up as the lover of
the charming Mrs. Bush, who has an
aged husband, and who has large liquid
blue eyes and who dresses her hair in
wavelets. Great is the scandal, because
the Grants are conspicuous people,
and the little Sartoris, who looks like.
an English Jecmes Yellowplusi,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Near and REPRESENTATIONS,

Near-sighted boys and girls are often
surprised to find how much farther
their companions can see than them
selves. Some can tell the time Of day
indicated by a distant church-clock,
where they cannot even make out the
clock itself. But there are fine tests in
the heavenly bodies, well-known to
astronomers, and with which anv bow
or girl may become familiar.
Inc Pielades is famous constellation,
with. which is associated tradition COM
ing down from Grecian times that one
OF its stars suddenly disappeared. An
eye of ordinary power can easily make
out six. stars; stronger vision can
count eleven, and some with extraor-
binary powers can discern thirteen or
fourteen. With telescope the number
visible varies from fifty to one hum
bred.
Everybody knows the Great Dipper.
The middle star in the handle has
companion star; which tolerably good
eye can detect. A stronger eye can de.
tect third and fainter star. It requi res
the best eyes to pick out the moons of
Jupiter, but this has been done by q
few. 1t is comparatively easy to see
them when two are in conjunction, and
thus present larger surface to the
eye.
It may. afford no little amusement to
our readers to test their vision by ex-
perjmenting, some clear night, on the
consultations we have mentioned.
Or. o. W. Holmes shaves himself, and
fH1 Iend opa mir If ro1oro f3ftv voora
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
An 80" For an ssE."

At an editorial convention the CONVEX
sation turned on typographical errors.
Of course every man present who had
welded Faber for the purpose of lift
ing struggling humanity into the upper
strata, where the dazzling rays of the
bright sun of knowledge should illume
the path, ETC., has some reminiscence
about certain typographical errors. Joe
Peters, Of the Blowtown Bulge, finally
got the floor. Gentlemen said he,
"see this scar across my left cheek as
big as horseshoe; see this crevasse in
my nose whence a portion has been ex-
tracted; see the remaining half inch of
my right ear; examine this hand and
wonder what become of the thumb and
fourth finger; look at this stiff leg. All
this is the result OF getting an go" where
an Sc" ought to be- had occasion to
report q case In Squire Fields Office and
the evidence of one of the witnesses did
not tally very well with the others.
This was big, burly man, a livery stable
keeper, who might be able to get away
with Sullivan. / incidentally remarked
that the witness was a veracious man.
Well, gentlemen, when the Bugle came
1tOi anu ZIG cQCdl1S 1ulttlRc1lt
proof-reader had got it voracious. The
livery stable man saw it before I did.
and walked straight into the Office, and
without speaking word he seized me
by the hand and broke those fingers so
they had to be amputated; then he jab-
bed me against the wall with force
enough to knock out my front teeth,
stopping to inquire whether I still
thought he was voracious. Before
could answer he bit off q piece of my ear
and asked if took him for the fool who
undertook to eat eighteen goose eggs in
eighteen hours, Then he slammed me
against the imposing stone and broke
my leg, and mildly inquired if he looked
like man who would make a bet to
assimilate brace of quail every day for
six weeks. Before could recover from
that assault he landed an iron inkstand
against my jaw bone, with the query
whether anybody had told me that he
was the party who could digest a peck
of raw oysters at a sitting. AS parting
salute he bit a piece out of my nose and
left. After the doctor had gathered to.
gether what there was left of me and
set my broken bones, asked for copy
of the Bugle and discovered what it was
that had made him mad"
ibid you sue him for damages"
asked the crowd.
''Not at all" said Peters. II had. got
more damages than I wanted already"
oil City Derrick.