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Tho South Preferable to Mexico.
fAtlanta Constitution


Gen. John C. Fremont was known In his
youth as "the pathfinder" and in his old age
the exploring fever again seizes him 1t
seems that Is, 600, 600 acre tract of land In
northeastern n Mexico has been purchased by
. syndicate Of capitalists. The general Is a
member Of the syndicate, and viii go to
Mexico at the head Of an exploring party to
survey the tract and fix its boundaries
Negotiations are now going on with English
capitalists for the sale of the lands, and 1t Is
proposed to bring over from Europe
colony Of 1900 persons to settle on the tract.
There will be room enough for numerous
colonies, as tho tract Il larger in extent than
the combined states OF Massachusetts,, Con-
nectcut and Rhode Island.
The capitalists and European colonists who
propose to make this adventurous dash into
Mexico are making big mistake. All
things considered 1t would not cost them any
more to colonize certain fertile and salubri-
Gus tracts in the southern states where they
would DO among friends and enjoy the
protection Of just laws. IN Mexico they win
find both man and nature unfriandly, and
after they have toiled for years improving
their new homes they may be compelled to
abandon them to their monsrel and semi
civilized neighbors -. o. . .-
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Making 1t Pleasant For the Horse.

lIaibOn NMO.l ADpeail
Mr. Torreyson, the blacksmith of this city,
Is motel for his kindness toward animals
He has just built a road-cart, now ON exhi-
bition at his blacksmith shop, which is
destine TO revolutionizs travelling by road
and to materially tighten the labor Of that
noble animal, the horse. The idea liz to oc-
casionally give the horse a chance to ride in
the cart as the driver. The idea was first
suggested TO Mr.. Torreyson by seeing a
turtle move along the road carrying his
shell with him. The vehicle made by Mr.
Torreyson has four high wheels and the
place between them is arched, 50 that the
horse is hitched under the wagon between
the wheels, his head projecting little be-
yond the front wheels and his tail just barely
clearing the hind wheels. The driver sits
Just over the horses neck and the others in
the wagon face outward on each side. The
horse Is so fastened that the pulling Is dis
tributed over his body and does not all come
on his neck and shoulders In this position
he is greatly protected from the sun and
storm and thereby enabled to make long
journeys with less fatigue
But the principal part Of the invention lies
In a bellyband about four feet wide passing
under the horse. When you reach the top
of a long hill, down which the horse would
have TO go slowly as he held back the load,
you simply turn a crank and 1t lifts the horse
of his feet several inches from the ground
and the vehicle then runs down the hill of its
own momentum. 1t is provided with steer.
ing apparatus and a brake, that the vehicle
may be stcered and its velocity regulated.
Several tines during the day the tired
horse has chance to ride and is very much
rested. Also when tue horse attempts TO run
away You wind up the crank and he Is lifted
OFF the ground perfectly helpless.
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PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES
OF Persons who Have Earned for Them
selves National Regulations.

From the lime on her arrival in England
that Miss Mary Anderson, on refusing to
make the ncqua intance of the Prince OF
Wales at his request, announced as her
reason that her reputation was of priceless
value to her, Americans have taken a just
pride in this plucky Kentucky girl, who
could thus beard the lion in his den" at
time when every courtesy shown her by
British nobility would be Of service to her
with English audiences, and yet she Is
about. closing a phenomenally successful
season, having met nothing but large and
enthusiastic audiences every where. Not
withstanding the fact that this first act OF
"prudery," as they call it, Thought her the
enmity of the British press Labouchere
of London Truth has never since ceased in
attacks like the following:
Miss Anderson is nothing more than a
pretty American miss, whose chief merit Is
that she is good to her mother. Now, i am
free to confess that when go to SEQ Juliet
on the stage, it is a matter of the most abso-
lutte indifference to me whether she has
tended her mother with filal devotion or
entirely brok n with her, or whether SHE
has married a bishop or run away with a
groom What want to see is Juliet, and,
providing that see this, do not care
whether Juliet of the scene is the best or
the worst OF American or English girls.
This is matter which concerns her, not me.
o. the stage prefer the naughtiest of girls
who can act, to the most perfect paragon
who cannot That actresses should all be
good is desira be; but OF all modern pieces
OF humbug. the attempt to advertise girl
as a good actress on the grouni that she is
kind to her mother, or that she Won prizes
for good conduct when at school, is the most
IL ri
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Lucius Quintius Curtius Lamar Is In every
sense the wisest and most far seeing repre-
sentative of the south in congress. He has
always been in advance of his people. fact
which has been fully realized by all sections
since his heroic eulogy of Charles Sumner in
1874 This act alone is sufficient to illus
trate the broadncss of his craftsmanship,
though IL is but one of the many instances
wherein his views as expressed in congress
we're at variance with those of his constitu.
snts and the public opinion of the south.
HIS opposition to the greenback theory, and
later to the remonetization Of silver, caused
so much Indignation among his people,
with whom both measures were in
favor, that his re- election seemed to
his friends impossible. Mr.. Lamar, moth
ing daunted, set out to demonstrate
the correctness Of his views in a thorough
canvass of the state, AMI with such success
that those who were strongest in his denun-
citation became his most ardent supporters,
he being triumphantlv returned. And
herein, as teacher and moulder OF pubic
opinion, lies his greatest strength, he is a
trained teacher, having spent many years
as a college professor. His stu lious habits
have given marked roundnsss to his
shoulders, and his speeches show an erudi-
ton and research which gain for them more
than usual attention. During his seven
years. service in this senate he has spoken
but seldom and th.n only en- great national
questions which he treats not from tho mar
row vantage grt und OF the partisan. but
with the broadest statesmanslip. Mr..
Lamar is approaching his 9th year, and Is
but recently wdower, his wife having
been a daughter CT Jud ,e Lon ys;rset, and
one of the best known womea in Georgia
society before the war. AS counsellor,
Mr. Lamar is songht for by public men OF
both parties, and thu incoming admilistra-
ion will be consid led fortunate IL his
services are secured among its advisors
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The Mothers Cut.
PHILADELPHIA Pressl

You can always tell boy whose mother
outs his hair by the way he stops in the street
and wriggles his shoulders When fond
mother has to cut her boys hair she draws
the front hair over his eyes and leaves IL
there while she cuts that which is at the
back. The hair which lies over his eyes ap-
pears to be surcharged with electric nee lies,
and that which is silently dropping down un-
der his collar band appears to be on fire, She
has unconsciously pushed his head forward
until his nose presses his breast In the
meantime he "a sesel with an irresistible dc.
sire TO blow his nose, but he rscoliects that
bis handkerchief Is In the other room Then
q fly lights on his nose, and does 1t so unex-
pectedly that he involuntarily lodges, and
catches the point Of the shears in his left
ear as 30 .2ssl '## ss
At this he commences to cry and wish he
was man. But his mother doesn't notice
him. When she Is through she holds his
jacket collar back from his neck, and, with
her mouth, blows the short bits OF hair from
the top of his head down his back He calls
her attention to the fact, but she looks for
new place In his head and hits him there,
and asks him why he didn't use his handker-
chief. Then he goes out and wriggles to get
tina hairs ont OF his neck, and wonders what
the other boys will say to him,
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The candidate nominated for the prcsi-
dency on October by the drummers as
sembled In national convention in Louis
vile, KY, Is q native OF Pittsburg, Pa,
and Tut 3S years OF age, through courtesy
to Mrs Belva LOCKWOOD he docs not claim
to be the youngest candidate. Mr.. Null
haitian enjoys the reputation seriously, Of
being a very successful drummer, and hui
morously Of being the champion liar Of the
United States He enjoys this distinction
from the fact, as he himself states
. that no one else wants TO be liar,n and
it was the only niche he could find unoccu-
pied In the great temple of fame. That he
has outrivalled Tkos. p Ochiltreo, Eli
Perkins, and all the other noted liars
in this country. Is due to the TACT
that his fancies are put forth in
all seriousness, backed up with scientific
facts and figures; the Il ne and place being
10 admirably arranged as to deceive the
sharpest editor. His wonderful stories OF
caves, metsors, subterranean rivers and seas
Of strange wild animals, have been published
FAR and wide. His story Of the great meteor
falling In Texas, bvrying q village Of Mex
leans and imbedding itself, red hot and steam
ing into the earth for 300 feet, and standing
10 feet above the surface, was autographed
over tho whole civilized world, and brought
inquiries from scientific bodies every where
for further facts, and samples OF the great
meteor. Mr.. Mulhattan's fictions are com
posed while travelling and inflicted on tbs
paper OF the next town be vista Socially
Mr.. MulhattaH h highly cultured and refined,
member NJ ths Presbyterian church and
one Of Lopisyiliss post useful and respected
citisenA
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Getting Ready for the Cholera.


The secretary announced a communication
from the national board Of health suggesting
that the Lime Kiln club sue an address to
the colored people Of America on the subject
OF 1The cholera, and how to prevent its
spread" Brother Gardner appointed Sir
Isaac Walpole. Pickles Smith, and Professor
Dusenberry a committee OF three TO prepare
such a idress, and instructed them to bear
down on the following points:
L Throwing dead cats on the roof Of the
woodshed must DO discouraged during the
present emergency
q Encouraging the dogs to sleep under the
parlor bed will not scare cholera away.
s. Two cents worth Of copperas carried
around In the hind pocket may prevent
a boil on the leg, but don't trust to IL to
save the whole family in case the cholera
breaks out
4 Where seven or eight persons and three
or four dogs and half q dozen heads Of
cabbage sleep In the same room, something
more than a roast onion Is required to rem
der the premises perfectly healthy.
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The Jordan Canal.


Il seems that the proposed Jordan canal,
the plans for which have appeared in the
foreign scientific journals, Is not to be In any
prvler sense canal, but rather large In
land sea. some 500 miles long, with an aver
age OF ten TO fifteen miles in breadth. The
waters Of the Dead sea would Le raised from
their present level about $40 feet, and its
area, Of course, be largely increased. The
river jordan; the Dead see. and Lake tt
berias would all disappear. with some square
miles OF land. principally on the western
side Of Jorlan valley a now existing: and
In their place would be vast inland sheet
OF water. fertiiizing the nsighboring desert
with the rainfall produced by the evapora-
tion from its surface. According to this
plan, therefore. there would BE-, instead Il q
simple canal. a vile. opsn channel, travers-
Ing Pale tine from north TO souti, navigable
in every ssiise Of TIE term. with SAFE harboss
Eere and there On each side.
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Dickens at y Funeral.
fSt .Jarnes' Gaxettal

After the funeral Of friend Dickens con-
fessed that aof course made an ass of my.
sslf. and did the wrong thing. rs invariably
do st funeraLn He proceeded TO explain
that, arriving at the house of his
late friend, he was met in the hall by
an elderly gentleman, who extended
his hand. Presuming this to Be friend
whom he had met somewhere but had for.
gotton, he shook the gentleman by tho hand,
saying at the same time: ave meet on
sad occasion" aYes, indeed" was the reply.
@Poor dear Sir James" This with long
drawn sigh.l Dickens passed ON to the
dining-room, where several other friends
we're congregated, and whore for time he
quite forgot bis friend In the hall; but
presently he wac reminded Of that Affecting
meeting by the entrance OF the elderly gem
tleman, carrying before him trayful Of
hats adornsd with long mourning bands, and
SO high was the pile az to almost hide him
from view. The elderly gsntleman's posi-
ton IN society was now made manifest. Ha
was the undertaksr's man, and wanted
Dickens hat for the purpose Of funeral
decoration; hence his object In holding out
his hand. Mr.. Dickens was greatly amused
the seriousness Of the occasion notwith-
stAnding) when he discovered the mistake b.
bad made. st.5.s9
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A Wonderful Discovery.
New York Tribune.I


In a paper upon the new anesthetic-hydr,
chlorato OF cocaine, DR.. +. Moore says: IN
can properly be classed among the great dis
coveries of the nineteenth century. Since Its
use has become so general upon the eye
many experiments have been made with 1t
upon other portions Of the body. IL has a
peculiar astringent effect upon the mucous
membranes The nervous centers are anes-
thized by hypodermic injections OF the
4 per cent solution. IL has been
used to narcotics the throat and larynx
when covered with ulcers with won ierful
success BY few drops applied TO large
ulcer upon the vocal cords il has been re-
moved without danger or the least distress
ing symptom. It has opened up a new field
for surgical investigation that bids fair 10
revolutionize the science in many particulars,
In minor surgical operations much has
already been done TO render part anesths ic
by injecting cocaine into the nerves govern
ing sensation. have used it with success
upon an infant 2H months old. IL will be-
come Of great benefit in dental operations,
and will take tho place OF laughing-gaa By
simply rubbing upon the gums or dropping
into the tooth cavity all sensation Is de-
stroyed. have cured cases OF violent head
ache by dropping cocaine into tine eye, which
influences nerves leading TO brain-centers.
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Keep the Cellar Warm.
fNaw ENGLAND Earuaar

A cheap and very effective way, TO raise
the temperature in cellar that is danger.
ouslY near the freezing point is to set one or
more common kerosene lamps, ON the cellar
bottom during the daytime, when not
wanted for lighting the rooms above. We
have all noticed how much warmer living
room is In the evening, when the lamps ara
burning than in the daytime with the same
amount of fire in the stoves or furnace. All
the heat from burning lamp is retained In
the apartment Twenty-Five cents worth Of
kerosene oil will throw out a surprising
amount of heat, and in many cases it would
be tho cheapest means for keeping cellar
rom freezing during the passage Of an extra
old wave.
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boston Commercial Bulletin.l

IbOStOH OUhifIlefcIhl BuIIetIh.I
Show are you, old bufferp said the tender
TO the railway car. "Do not couple me with
any such language, yon sooty little wretch;
you havs been drinking ON the road again."
replied the ear "Don't get OF the track and
break mo Up 80, 1t was orly tender remark;
you fnow you re always following me all
o1er tie country,r istortet ths other. Il
have great mind to speak to your tootsr
ON the locomotive there" saij the car. Tho
locomotive, who had been quietly smoking
fired UP at his as II IL YVES about to join in
the saillecy, but the belle Ct the train began
TO wag ner tongue. snd the engineer pulled
them all out of the depot s, suddenly that
t.,s locomotive felt its head light
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GOTHAM'S LATEST SNOB.
Initiating the Prince of Wales-A Cheap
Way of Becoming Noticeable.
L

Initiating the Prince of wales-A Cheap
Way of Becoming Noticeable.
New York letter.
When a man is taken by barber into the
back room of the shop, or behind a curtain,
instead Of being reclined in public chair,
the supposition is that dye Is TO be used on
him. The owner Of blackened hair fondly
imagines that the color Is a deception, to
maintain which he has only to guard against
spectators at the time OF application. There
fore, when chanced to get a glimpse OF
what was going on in an obscured corner Of
my BARRIERS establishment, / was astonished
to see that IL was not the common process
of hiding gray hair. Nothing was being
done to the natural brown of the subjects
beard or Uranium, but on the top of his head
the deft scissors Of the artisan were causing
baroness. Artificial badness was being
caused.
The momentary sight was enough to make
me wonder. When the man emerged there
was a mere lock left on his poll, and this
remnant was carefully parted in a way to
make the utmost Of II, as though the hirsute
scarcity was a matter Of regret The barber
regarded the secret as professional one, not
to be divulged, and owe it TO chance that
am able to give the true explanation. The
badness was artifcially created in order to
complete likeness to the prince Of Wales.
forbear to name the proud double Of Vic
toria's heir, but he belongs to a locally we'll
known family, and is a familiar lounger in
places of fashionable resort Nature has
given TO him the big nose, slightly bulging
eyes, pouting lips and general outlines Of
Wales, and he perfects the semblance by
trimming full beard and thinning the hair.
In his dress, too, he initiates the original.
His daylight suit is gray or brown, with the
frock coat tightly buttoned, the hands
gloved to match, and the hat high silk or
felt one. He spent a season in London, and
1t Is said that on one occasion he was mis-
taken for the prince. That event decided
his career. All his hours are hours OF leisure
and his purse is long. Isuppose he will go
on posing as a counterpart OF royalty to the
end Of his life. Wales speaks in a queer
mixture of English and German accent and
has habit of nsrvously squirting with one
eye. His American Likeness has acquired
those characteristics.
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Freckles on q Classic Nose.
t+ detroit Times.l

Southern bellies are now focking TO New
York by the dozen TO purchase and have
made grand outfits for the inaugural ball
and subsequent White House festivities. One
lovely girl, who will doubtless be the most
charming debutante at Washington this
winter, il Baltimore convent graduate,
and the only daughter Of an ex rebel general.
She has ordered ten beautiful dinner dresses
from one Of the leading dry goods houses in
New York, but her ball toilets are ali
Worth's creations She Is an auburn-hai
brown-eyed beauty, with just q sprinkiing Of
blond frscklas aver her classic little nose,
but her form Is as exquisitely modelled as
that Of a Grecian priestess; beside, she IL
only IL years old. 4
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The Montana Road.
fExchanpe1

Rose Eytinge writes from Montana to The
Dramatic Nows that the handsomest house.
y the Gully hrick ons at Dear lodge. In fact be-
lcngs to Butte City gambler. Remarking
upoi 1t to her escort, who was local pio.
neer, sho said: Industry and economy evil
IDENTIFY lead TO wealth here as we'll as any.
whore else, NYes'm," was the reply; "spec-
tally IL yedeal square game and travel
well heelsi.n The actres aid not waste any
more proverbs I'm that direction
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WHOLE NO. S15
DEER LODGE, MONTANA, FEBRUARY 20, 1885.


In no other city would 1t be possible ts
find in so small an area 30 many magnif.
cent buildings as in the lower or business
section Of the city Of New York, their
attractive architecture and massive con-
struction giving evidence Of the wealth and
stability Of the business enterprises centred
therein.
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MY LOVE.

If. S. Place.l
There Is q rougish, blue-eyed maid
Who stole my heart awayi
Her artful little plans she laid,
To win me, day by day.
We often met, this maid and l.
She with sweet looks, demure;
The light of love hid in her eye,
My heart she held secure.
With such a modest, winsome grace
In mine she'd place her hand;
With trustful looks upon her face
Beside me she would stand.
This winsoms maid, this blue-eyed maid,
Crept far into my heart;
Within its inmost portals strayed-
We could not live apart.
And yet my name she never spoke,
Nor said to me one word,
Although her voice sweet echoes woke
The sweetest ever heard. -.
You wonder how this maid could set
Ny heart in such a whirl!
She was-why, haven't you guessed it YETI
My own, dear baby girl!
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Or Even ON the Point.
fo-....fI1.s To..~.fT

There is Jewish penman in Vienna who
writes 400 Hebrew letters on one grain Of
wheat. He has also written the Jewish
prayer for the imperial family ON the mar
row edge OF an ordinary visiting card.
There Is nothing extraordinary In this
many persons could write all the prayers
they have said in ten years on the head Of .
sxsv
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Poor Fel'ahi

4Good morning, M. Tighspants, you don't
look we'll"
sNaw, caught awwiLle cod id my
head.H
-Ahl How did yog cstch itr'
aPut my bat on rawthah suddenly, ye
kpsw Rush OF air always gives me q oo'd
IA he haad
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Melancholy.
lSidney Smith I

When you are In q melancholy ft. first
suspect tie body. appeal TO rhubarI and cal
3Insl, and seni for the apothecary; little
bit OF griss.s sticking In tbs wrong place, an
nntimely consumption OF custard, excessive
EoosebeYr e.. often cover the mind with
clouds and bring on ths most distressing
views OF Luman life,
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The most imposing of the recently erected
structures is undoubtedly the new Luilding
of the Mutual Life Insurance company. II
is situated on the historic site of the old
Dutch church. which was used during the
revolutionary war for religious purposes
and later as a hospital. 1t was subsequently
the New York post office. The present
building is in the style Of Italian Renaiss-
ance and rises $50 feet above the sidewalk
1t was built with unprecedented speed, hav.
ing been just one year in construction. EN-,
ploying during that time 800 men on an
average The cost, exclusive of the ground,
was 81, 500, 900. The arrangements for
lighting, heating and ventilation are mar
vels Of engineering skill.