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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
clean linen In a asAsurs exeusablh.


Asanpowdsreagine has bsen pAisatsa
In Germany b. Herr Brck. In Il =
pisloa l. forced 10 aud fro IN q horizon-
tai cylinder by small Quantities q pox-
der ignitei On either SIDE altsrRatsly.
Powder pans are provided on the bot
tom within, ON which. ~ the proper
moment. powder fails through passages
froEa tvo holdrs which rest on distn-
bution slides. The ignitiag Of the
powder is eftected by means of a spirit
or gas aame from the cylinder cover.
drawn in through an obliqne aperture
by the suction fVTce OF the piston. The
access is regulated by slides. The gases
of explosion are expelled through holes
furnished with slides on the return of
the piston. Ths heavy rssi6nes are push
ed By the piston into bags. which ara
emptlsd al Intervals, IL Is claimed for
the new motor that. with SMALL occu-
pied space, u Is very effective and east
ly set to work. The consumption of
powder is comparatively small. and
the engine regulates itself. This dan,
ger is also represented AS very slight.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
A Persian Letter.

When a Persian wishes 90 write let.
ter. he sits II hs can. but this not is In
dispensable: he tears from hts roll of
polished paper tmade In the country
piece OF the needful size. aud com
mences at the right hand top corner he
proceeds 10 on his sheet. writing from
right 10 left. and and leaving on
the left hand side of his sheet a large
margin OF at least an inch; should he
reach the bottom Of the pagr. and still
have more to say. be turns the paPsr
around and proceeds to Oh the margin
lie then concludes. reads the letter.
and with his scissors carefully trims
OF the torn edges, and cuts of all need
less paper. If It bean important letter
he seals II at the right hand bottom cor
ner. or at the end: the sealing Is cften
repeated on the back, and is equiva.
lent 10 our signature. lie dumps
the paper with his tongue. inks his
seal. breathes on It. and presses II
sharply on the paper. a permanent
and very distinct impression Is result
lie then cuts a tiny piece of one cor.
ner. because TO send u four cornered
letter brings ill.luck. the Persians say.
The letter is either rolled up and
squeezed llat, or folded as we should
fold spill; 1t IL thus about three 10
four inches long. and half an inch to an
inch wide. a strip OF adhesive paper
is rolled around it, and the end OF this
is sealed In the same manner as before.
The letter Is then addressed.
Titles are continually used in writing
letters, and the language is usually
hIgh-huwn and even bombastic. Thus
an ordinary invitation to dinner would
be eOuched from one merchant to an.
other: 40 the high, the great, the in.
Huential, the descendant OF the Pro.
phet, Lord Ali Bdba; please God you
are in your health. 1t is my represen-
tation that tomorrow your slave will
% delighted to be honored, in the
house Of your slave, with your illus
trious and pleasant company to dinner
trust your Excellency's health is
good. have no further representa-
tion to make"
Or, after long string Of compli-
ments and inquiries after the health of
the correspondent comes the "mutlub,"
or essence of the letter, (which is ex-
pressed thus: "And please send by
bearer your horse. | have no further
petition 10 make"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Where They Went,

A farmer boarded a Central train at
Syracuse the other day, aud took his
seat beside Observation-Disclosures
army olloer on his way to his post ut
Governors Island.
"Well, sir" commenced the officer.
keen for little fun. "how are the po-
taio bugs this yearp Good cropY"
The old man eyed him a moment,
then shook his head sadly.
"Ain't no more potato bugs" said he
Cant find an insect in York state no
where. Even the army worms are
gone"
"Have, oh ?" replied the officer, with
a grin. what has become of them ?"
81 don't know" sighed the old man,
"Leastway. l don't know for sure, but
heard that "a good many on 'em haye
been jugged for duplicating their pay
accounts.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Peanut Flour.

No doubt ere long that peanut fioas
will be an imported product Of the
south The crop of the country has
averaged sS,0O0.oo0 Ia Virginia they
are called peanuts. In North Carolina
ground peas. In Tennessee goobers, and
in Georgia. Alabama and Mississippi
pinderA Yirginians are beginning to
turn the peanut into eour, and say 1t
makes a peculiarly palaiable biscuit,
In Georgia there Is u custom, now
growing old. of grinding or pounding
the skelled peanuts and turning them
into pastry, which has some resem-
blance both in looks and and taste tn
that made of coeoanut. but the peanut
pastry Is more oily and ricber, and, we
think. healthier and better every way.
II. az some people believe. Africa
sent curse to America in slavery,
she certainly conferred upon her u
blessing In the universally popular
peanut. which grows SO well through
out the southern regions that we shall
soon be able TO cut of the now large
importation ltogether.-Savannah. .Gu.,
Telegram.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
A Glimpse of Spring.

saS her toa nay uindus yesteF maEn.
A soitly stealing o'sf the hills sac came:
Ana thoagh T~as bui a glhnPse VI .aoI
caught.
Pull well l guessed ths Strangers name.
knew by the loud. triumphant songs
With which the Wild birds r,ash'd her steps
% greet
The Joyous babhlinE OF long silent brooks.
And by the yerdurv spEiag ing where her ioet
HAD press'd the sod a. svittly A. she sped
Through the long Avoases Of lcaai.ss treea;
knew her hy ths soft aad haimy breath
borne On my chorks upon thu oorniDg
breeze.
And As shs passed I -av her gently press
To hersveet hps ths bonghs ~ dry and
hare.
And meath THAI tovoh each witherce branch
burst forth
La tender basls and leaflets fresh aud tair,
She shook her mantle o'er the cold brown
earth.
And gcutly falling from each glittering fold
sprang lovliest blossoms into sudden birt IL
The snowarop xhite. aud crocus uAuxe
aud gold.
The early primrose IN hs lsafy vale,
Meek daisies with their briRht aud tcasnss
eyes.
And here and there a violet sweet aud pale.
Glancing sp shyly 10 the smiling skies,
All nature Cor her coming looked more far.
Tho sun seemed brighter, and the skies
more blue,
While earth. Attirod In new born Verdure,
seemed
Emerging from her Makers hand anew
And though twas but u passing gliinpse
caught.
Like the dear birds. | could not choose but
sing
A humble song OF thankful praise 20 Heaven
In gratitude for shA first glimpse OF spring.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
He Slid.

Talk about pretty girls-but she was
q wild flower and no mistake! She got
on the train To go over TO Meridian
from Vicksburg, and she was alone
There was IA sort of side-long move
ment among five or six men, but u
drummer for Philadelphia saddle
house got there first. He grabbed up
his grip and walked square up to her
seat and took possession of half Of 1t
without asking question, and in ten
minutes he seemed to be perfectly at
home. She answered his questions
briefly, aud he had the hardest kind of
work to keep up conversation and as
the train approached Jackson she sud
denly said:
II want to telegraph papa from here.
Will you help mey"
"Ohl certainly. have the blank in
my pocket. Write your telegram and /
will run into the Office with it.
We uilsoeu uiul NHcii Ihc 'idin olaiN-
ed, but by and by he was found in the
smoking car, his hat crushed down and
his nerves on all on edge. When asked
what had happened he drew forth the
telegram which the girl requested him
to hand in. 1t read:
Bring your shotgun with you to pop
over drummer who has dreadfully
annoyed me. Shoot to kill"
ITO think he gasped. "that one so
fair could be so murderousl Why, I'm
all in sweat; want some of you 10
stand by mel'
He got his grip from the seat. traded
hats and coats, and the way he slid
from the depot when the train reached
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Superstitions about Marriage.

Superstiti Gus fancies have elung TO
the marriage ceremony through all
ages and in all countries. aud even the
brides of today pretend t0be influenced
by them.
Certain days are considered unlucky
and other days lucky. These DAYS and
seasons are designated by rhymes, which
went very far to perpetuate the super
stitions. Even at the present day we
hear quoted such couplets as the fol-
lowing:
"Wednesday the best of all
Saturday no luck at all.
Who marres between sickle and
Sythe will never thrive.
From the marriages in May all the
BARNS die ana decay.
Marry in Lent and You'll live to re-
pent. In the earliest weddings among
the Jews the fourth day of the week
was considered an unlucky day for W.T.
gins TO wed and the fifth for widows.
The Romans regarded June as the
most propituous month in the year for
matrlmony. In many countries May
Is considered unlucky. In China mar
riages are positively prohibited at Ger.
tain seasons on account OF their being
lnlucky.
There was at one time q superstition
current in England against marrying
on lnnocents' Day-the 2sth OF Deeem.
ber-a day of i'll omen. because 1t was
the one which commemorated IIerods
massacre of the children.
II used to be considered lucky IL the
initials of welded couple spelled a
word. 1t was considered unlucky if
the brides family name began with
the same letter as that of her husbands
TO change the name and not the let
ter is change for the worse and not
the better.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

Among the most hlessed ot all the
coDtrivancrs of nature is that winch
prevents a man from being disturbed
by bis own snoring.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Indian Washerwomen in Mexico

The modern servant girl OF Ameri-
can civilization may not be all that
could be desired, but there ought to be
comfort in the thought that the Indian
domestic down in Mexico is very sue
cessful in making life burden to those
who employ help there. An Indian
washerwoman agrees originally to do a
washing for moderate sum, say half
dollar. but she wants her breakfast
before she begins. When work has
progressed until the clothes are all wet
she strikes and refuses to finish until
she is given dress. Then she resumes
for an hour or 80. when she declares she
is hungry again. Being fed she wor-
ries along until dinner time. hut in the
meantime she has filled all her pockets
with apples or potatoes, or whatever
seems plentiful IN the edible line.
Along about o'clock she gets through
her job. Then she asks for another
lunch and spme -four to take home
with her. AS she is leaving her last
remark Is; "silca wake muckamnck.
Il haven't anything to eat) Under
these circumstances 1t Is not surpris.
ing that wash day IS put off as long az
possible In Mexico, and the rarity OF
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
The Pests of Panama.

a writer In the san Francisco Call
tells of the mnoyances TO be encoan.
tered from insect life on the Isthmus Of
Darien. he SAYS:
The smallest pests are numerous and
annoying: some are dangerous 10 hu.
man life. Earth and air teen with
insects, and'thereiore the Isthmian Cor.
rest is a very paradise for an enthsi-
asiic entomologist. There Is the we'll
known chiego commonly called the
jlggerl. which insinuales itself under
the toe-nail and propagates 90 rapidly
that II be neglected the insect will IN
short time pre-empt your foot entirely.
Chiego must be detected and suppress
ed AT once II YOU wish To avoid perma.
ment trouble. The Bohoca tiy. too. at
tacks both man and beast and forms a
simultaneous nest, and there lays an
egg. He is so neat In his operations
that he has an egg under Your skin be-
fore you know 1t. The first indication
Of its presence is slight swelling.
which rapidly increases to the size Of "a
walnut. In this will be found. contain.
ed In u sac, n large worm, which must
be squeezed out when It reaches ma
turlty, an operation attended with a
good deal Of pain. Then comes the
scorpion that breeds in the rafters OF
the lightly-thatched native huts. and
drops down on you in the night. lie is
found Of the blankets. Or he will
crawl into the toe of your boot and
wait for you until morning. One has
to he on guard night and day In Darien
against these insects and woe he TO YOU
II you retire without FIRST examining
the hedclothes, or put on your boots on
in the moring without a previous Wig
orous shaking. The centipede is cousin
german to the scorpion. Then follows
the goasona, the corradillo. garranetas,
trantula and the black ant with sting
in his tail which. although mot as long
rs RAIL- makes it warm for anyone
10 whom ne may pay attention. We
had come near forgetting the vampire
bat, which was supposed at one time to
be mere travellers fiction. lie is not
Il fiction by any means, in the wlds OF
Darien, but most unpleasant reality d.
Vampires are numerous. large and
troublesome. And as the tired traveller
lies IN slumber of midnight these ennis
saries of evil come silently to his
couch, gently make an incision in any
exposed part of The body, and then
commence TO gorge themselves with
blood. Nopain is felt. and with their
large feathery wings they fan the sleep.
ing victim to state Of delightful cool
ness; but when the vampire has left
his horrid feast the subject of this
phlebotomy awakes with "a start to find
himself IN pool Of gore from the still
bleeding wound. and 50 weak as scarce
ly TO be able to rise.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
A Generous Young Man.

A correspondent at Eureka Springs
gives the particulars OF sensational
deception which has just slipped from
under cover into the sunlight at that
place. Some time ago a rather hand.
some young man visited the springs
Reports of his immense wealth were
soon spread around, and society clam
ored for the honor of entertaining
him. He soon became acquainted with
a beautiful young lady, daughter of
well-known citizen. The old gentle.
man encouraged the young mans visit.
eager in the acquisition of such son.
in.law, and the beautiful young landy.
happy in the thought that her lover was
approved by an indulgent father who
longed for life of ease, threw unspar.
ingly her affections on the wealthy
stranger. One day the young man
showed the old gentleman his will lie
bequeathed fifteen thousand dollars as
an endowment fund Of school in the
west. twenty thousand dollars to a
charity hospital, six thousand to the
poor Of Eureka Springs, and seventy
five thousand to his wife, If he should
be so fortunate as to have one at the
time of his death, The old gentleman
was greatly pleased. and he was never
so happy as when the young man was
bestowins on him those little con-
lidences which are so often denied
parent by lover.
The approaching marriage was an
nounced. Society fluttered. The church
was crowded. Everybody happy. Bliss
full honeymoon. Young man taken i'll.
Died. The old gentleman. although he
had exhibited proper amount OF grief.
did not lose his appetite, and the young
widow was not unnecessarily crushed.
after a while the will was brought out
and examined. An investigation prov
ed it to be worthless. Then the old
man lost his appetite and the widow
was crushed. II was also ascertained
the young man had been for several
years looking for a home. a boarding
house where weekly bills would not be
presented to him.
"Just think of 1t" said the old man to
our correspondent. Didn't only board
him, but had to bury him Never saw
a man eat so mucn in my life. and
hanged II don't believe stufiing is
what killed him. Didn't hurt him.
though, much worse than 1t did me, for
1t Is ali can do to hustle around and
get bread for our family. II he hadn't
died. would have made him wish that
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Car-Wheels,
accounts

There are more than 100000 car
wheels In use on American railroads,
said the master mechanic on one of the
trunk lines, and it requires about 52a
pounds of pig iron to make one wheel.
About 1,250,00O wheels are worn out
every year and the same number of
new ones must be made TO fill their
places. The iron men are called upon
for only small portion Of the 3l2,50Q
tons of material required for these
new wheels. however, for nearly 2g0.-
600 tons are supplied by the wornout
wheels themselves. Formerally the
the life OF "a car wheel was estimated
at eight years, but the reduction
to the railroads generally TO the
standard gauge. and the improve.
ments In loading and unloading facill-
ties. have materially decreased she
length OF service that wheel mag ba
depended upon TO perform. The uni
formity In guage keeps cars in more
continuous use. while the decrease In
time of loading and unloading enables
them to be put to more active service
even where they are run only on short
routes. These figures do not include
wheels on palace coaches and the bet.
ter class of passenger coaches. The
wheels on that grade of rolling stock
are made now almost exclusively of pa
per. They are as servicable Us iron, and
combine hghtness with strength, a
great desideratum where speed and
economy in motive power are of para
mount importance.-N. y Sun
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

he had
II Is hardly necessary b offer Advice
in Tins matter. The widow should
bear her grief quietly and the old gem
tleman should regain his appetite Mar.
rying for money has been found to b. a
very unsatisfactory kind OF BatTi.
mony. and the sooner beautiful young
ladies understand this. the better IL
will he for future grnerAiions.-Arkaa-
saw Traveller.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

Meridian and caused q hotel sePOrtez
10 observe
swell. ROW. bat that white face be-
long 90 an invalid and them h.rs 60 a
deer, What snrt Of coon caA he be- =
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

The kidneys act
as purifiers of the
blood. and when
their iu N Ell o n 3
are interfe red
" ith through h
weakness, tn ey
need toning. They
become healthful.
ly active by the
use OF Hostetter's
stomach Iiitt e RS.
when falling short
OF relief from 9th.
er sources. This
superb stimulat.
ing tonic also pre-.
vents and arrests
fever and ague,
constipation, liver
complaint, dys.
pepsia. rneuina-
t.su and her all.
.rifN Enr aala hH
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05
FOR LADIEs-MosTLY.

Why is love like potato? Because it shoots
from the eyes.-J0e MedW
In the month of May apple trees go court
ing. Love is evermorc father OF poetry
BeeCher
'Yes," says the Idaho man, tits dreadful
unfortunate that my gal got Rugged by that
ar b'r. She's sort O. held mo in contempt
since"
According 70 the latest court reports there
10 more kissing to tho square mile in New
Jersey than in any other sovereign state of
the same size and population.
A deserted damsol rushed into ball room
at Denver, Col, the other night and throw n
pan of molasses upon the shirt front of her
iaithless lover. 1t was q case Of sweet revenge.
We fuss aud We fret
About the one we didn't get.
Hut we needn't make such an awful fuss
If the one we didn't want didn't get US.
-PhGb1 Cdry
A nice decoration for holiday dinner is a
large horn of plenty Of gilded straw placed
Hat on the cloth and filled with roses aud vio-
lets tumbling out. At each plate tiny horn
filled with roses may DO placed.
A Mobile man shot Off the tip of his wife's
tongue tho other day but instead Of express
ing sorrow for the accident he went off into
quiet corner and nearly ohuckled himself
to death. Some men are born happy, some
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05

Messrs, Cross and Bean, of New York,
called upon the solicitor of the treasury yes
terday and filed afIidavits to the effect that
Mr.. Thorn as, the contractor for raising the
British ship Hussar, which sank in New York
harbor in 1850 with about S5,0OO,OOO in Eng
lish money on board, is not using proper
diligence and promp tness In tho prosecution
of his work, thereby entailing upon them
heavy and unnecessary expense. They rep
resented to the solicitor that they had
advanced money to the contractor to enable
him to go on with his work, and that he is
now trying to avoid repayment. The solicitor
says there is no doubt of the recovery of the
lost treasure, as a number of cannon and
cannon balls have already been recovered
from the wreck. The solicitor informed the
compliments that he would apply to Mr.
Thomas for a statement of his side of the case
and lay the matter before Secretary Folger az
soon as possible.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05

The supreme court of the district has
ordered reargument of the mandamus case
against the second comptroller of the treas
ury, to compel him to hear and determine the
claim of James II. Elgin, of Washington
county, Maryland, for rent of real estate used
by the United States during the war of the
rebellion
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05

In deciding the case of the Spencer lode vs.
the Tabor lode, Chaffe county, Colorado, the
secretary of the interior holds that an adverse
claim must be filed within the sixty days
allowed by law for publication. This is a
modification of the practice Of the land office.
but will not prejudice rights already acquired
under the former construction
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05
A Test OF Paint.

The United States steamship Speedwell left
the Washington navy yard yesterday for Nor
folk, New York, and Portsmouth, n II. The
cruise of the Speedwell is for the purpose OF
testing twenty-six varieties of paint, with
which her bottom has been covered, and
which are intended for use on the new steel
cruisers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05
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