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The Greenville times., 1888-03-03
PERsEUs AND AHDRoMEpA.
A Pretty story Full OF Interest to Every
stadent Of Astronomy.

stadent Of Astronomy.
Although the story Of Perseus ant
Andromeda is, Of course, well-known
TO nearly all readers, yet. on account
Of the great beauty and brilliancy Of the
group Of consultations that perpetuate
the memory Of it among the stars. it il
worth recalling here. 1t will be re-
member that, as Perseus was returning
through the air from his conquest OF
the Gorgon Medusa, he saw the beau.
tiful Andromeda chained 10 a rock on
the sea coast, waiting to be devoured
by a sea monster. The poor girl.
only oifense was that her mother, Cas-
siopeia, had boasted for her that she
was fairer than the sea beauty, Alter
gatis, and for this Neptune had decreed
that all the land of the Ethiopian,
should be drowned aud destroyed un-
less Andromeda was delivered up as q
sacrifice TO the dreadful sea monster.
When Perseus, dropping down to learn
why this maiden was chained to the
rock. heard from Andromeda's lips
the story Of her woes he laughed with
joy. Here was nm adventure just tc
his liking. and, besides. unlike his
previous adventures, ii involved the
fate Of pretty woman with whom he
was already in love. Could he save
herP Well. wouldn't hel The ses
monstermight frighten kingdom full
Of Ethiops. but il could not shake
the nerves Of hero from Greece.
He whispered words Of encourage
ment TO Andromcda, who could scarce
believe the good news that a champion
had come TO defend her after all her
friends and royal relations had desert.
ed her Neither could she feel much
confidence in her young champion:
powers. when suddenly her Mortified
gaze met the awful monster Of the deep
advancing to his feastl But Per.
seus. with warning to Andromeda not
to look at what he was TO do, sprang
with his winged sandals up into the
air. And then, rs Chtrles Kingsley
has so beautifully told the story:
"On came the great sea monster.
coasting along like II huge black galley,
lazily brcasting the ripple, and stopping
at times by creek or headland to watch
for the laughter Of girls at their bleach
ing, or cattle paving on the Sand-hills,
m boys bathing on the beach. Hi,
great sides were fringed with cluster.
ing shells and sea-weeds. and the water
gurgled in and out Of his wide jaws as
he rolled along. dripping aud glisten.
ing in the beams of the morning sun.
At last he saw Andromcda aud shot
forward to take his prey, while the
waves foamed white behind him. and
before him the fish lled, leaping.
"Then down from the height Of the
air fell Perscus like shooting-star--
down to the crest If the waves, while
Andromeda hid her face ms he shouted.
And then there was silence for awhile.
"At last she looked up trembling,
and saw Pcrseus springing toward her
and instead of the monster, long,
black rock. with the sea rippling quiet.
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AN English writer observes that
the sense Of hearing in some birds
seems as wonderful and discriminating
as that of smell in dogs. A thrush
has been seen to listen for worms, and
very evidently to hear them, too,
though within two yards Of a noisy
lawn-mower; while robins appear to
be able to distinguish the voices Of
their own offspring and parents from a
number of Others, and at a great dis.
tance. 1t is suggested that such cases
indicate the exclusive direction Of the
attention of sense" rather than mers
keenness. ss.-Arkansau Traveller.
The Greenville times., 1888-03-03
Tour wife has ret,red with a .,,,

--four wife has retired with sick
headache, your little boy 10 suffering
with the mumps, your baby is teething,
your cook is taking her evening out !"
and you are not feeling very well your.
selfTeater crowd of jolly neighbors
to give you a surprise partyr'-Puck
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The keeper of the dog pound in
New York City reports that he cap.
,ured lS,ll5 dogs last year, and that
'2.s0l were Killed. Y Sum
The Greenville times., 1888-03-03

0UU0 Sea Wonders exist in tbous.nas
UHHP of forms. but are surpassed bv ibs
Ulll marvels ofinvention Those VINO are
In need of profitable work thai can hs
done while living at home should at once a saad o
their address to Hallet q Co. Portland. Maine
and receive free, iull information how eithe,
sex, OF all ages, can earn from s5 to s25 ner
nay and upwards whe rever they live. You Are
started free. Capital not required. Some have
succeed. "o'A' All
The Greenville times., 1888-03-03
Petition for Liquor License.

10 the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of WASH
ington county, Mississippi.
We the un ders,gn residents and legal voters
ofDistrct No. 2, hereby petition your honorable
body to grant unto
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FOR RENT.
For sale.

Dwelling house, with elgla e l',I'
situate on south side OF y d
avenue, between Poplar WI
streets. '
32-1m.
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The county and city delinquent lands
will be offered for sale on Monnday
next.
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monopoly, as II now exists Mhich "a7
in accordance with the views of the
business men Of the State; but there
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OF fire and breakage of cotton seed.
W. O. COLEMAN.
Greenville, Miss.
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R. W. GARRISON s. CO.'S

and see their French and American
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Vicksburg, Miss.
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Evans.
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FROM 90 TO 600 CANDLE.
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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27

man Joe shopper and wounding two
brakemen, one being severely scAlded.
the other being but slightly injured.
Benton z. Rhodes and Robert W.
Boyle. charged with stopping a Rio
Grande train near Grand Junction,
Colorado, last fall, plead gnllty 20 the
charge and have each been sentenced
to Eve years In the Laramie, Wyoming.
prison.
Last week nine Apache renecades.
indicted last Nav for various offrnses
and sentenced 10 Imprisonment rang
ing fiom ten To thirty years. we're sent
from Phoenix, Arizona, to Columbus.
Ohio. AnOtherof the same gang who
killed scout named Deal will be
hanged at Phguix August 10th. The
names Of the renegades sent TO Ohio
are: Capt. Jack, Bronco Jim, Til-lay,
Chil-lay. IIass.teen-de-tody, Lab Coin.
Ilth Kah, Tazy -zin-Tilth, Maglll and
Sayees.
The Santa Fe Herald OF the 2lst in
stant says as follows OF confiagrauon
that visited that city last SATURDAY
morning: Valuable property covering
frontage OF 300 feet on Palace avenue
and the plaza was wrecked by fire at an
early hour this morning. IL was the
most disastrous blaze in the history OF
santa Fe. The postoilice. the Daily
New Mexican plant, Catron's hall,
Weltmer's news and book store. 5.
Spitz's jewelry store and dhgree manu-
facuring establishment, Miss Musler x
Cos fancy goods store and Slaughter's
barber shopand baths we're destroyed
or wrecked, as WIS also the magnificent
Office and valuable law library of Ca
tron, Knaebel 4 Clancy. IL Is next Ia
impossible TO estimate the total loss at
this writing, especially AS there were
very many valuable legal documents,
private notes, patents for mines and
lands, original grant papers aud pri-
vate accounts destroyed. However,
IL is likely that the total loss will not
fall very short of Sl5O,OOO, In compari-
son with which the insurance is small.
The losses, as near as they can be got aI
just now are about as follows: New
Mexican Printing company. value OF
plant, $4,000; loss, $1,000. Postoffice,
value of equipment, 5000; total loss.
Sptlz' jewelry stock valued at 10000;
loss, 5000. Loss on CStron, Knaebel
& Clancy's law office aud library, S2O.-
OOO. Damage to stock and effects OF
Miss Mugler Il Co., and w. B. Slaught.
er, about $500 each. Loss on buildings,
personal effects and damage by water.
$4,000. This estimate does not take
into consideration the great mass Of
valuable papers. account books, etc.
that will bring the damage up to to-
tai loss OF Sl50,OO0
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27

ate last week.
Gen. Greely, chief Of the signal ser
vice. made charge against Comms-
sioner Of Agriculture C0lman OF work
INK In an underhandcd manner. u get
the weather bureau transferred TO the
agricultural department. The charge
was made last Wednesday 10 the sen.
ale committee on agriculture. Now
Gen. Greedy has written a letter 10 Sen.
ator Palmer, a member of that CON
mittee, IA which be apologies for what
he said. and states that he was wrong.
fully informed, as he has since learned.
Dan Lamont has gone 10 New York,
ostensibly 10 see his family. but In re-
ality 10 hnlsh the political zeal that
Cleveland is making with the thrifty
democratic politicians Of that state.
Lamonts visit will settle the doubt as
10 who will be the democratic nominee
for governor Of the state.
Quite number Of republican sen.
atUrs ate opposed 10 the senate remain
ing iu session long enough to pass
tariff bill as substitute for the Mills
bull. They say that when the Mills bill
Is received 10y the senate, all that will
be necessary will be 10 formulate a
substitute therefor, report II, place It
on the calendar, and there let II remain
antil the next session. They argue
that this substitute, AS soon as report.
ed, will 20 before the country as the
republican tariff bill. and that IL will
have just as much effect as IL they re-
manned 10 formally pass IL.
On Friday Senator Dawes presented
TO the senate "A numerously signed re-
monstrance OF the wool manufacturers
and wool dealers, against the legisla-
tion proposed In the Mills bill. As
usual, the republican senate will pro-
tect our business interests.
Senator Blair is known as meek
sort Uf man. Perhaps 1t was for
that reason that lire-eating Butler, of
South Carolina, ex-leader of u red shirt
company of bull-dozers. jumped on him
with both feet, to use the language Of
the small boy, during the discussion OF
the presidents vetoes of private pen
sion bills Mr.. Blair dared to say that
In his opinion the vetoed cases taken rs
whole were cases OF absolute merit,
and the vetoes were outrages on the
rights Of American citizens. That was
enough. Mr.. Butler in his reply said
that MIR. Blair was not gentleman;
that he and the measures introduced
by him, were membranes on the SEN
ate, he 10, implied that Mr.. Blair lacked
manly courage. Mr.. Blair. In adigniied
manner replied saying that whatever
he was he had never been traitor to
his country, and while he claimed no
excess OF courage, and never expected
to he called upon to exhibit even the
ordinary courage of civilian, he
would not shrink from any test to
which the senator from South Carolina
nigh. seek to subject him. have
never before thought so much of Sena-
tor Blair as do at this moment, when
by quiet dignity he had silenced the
man who mad insulted him.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27
Washington Letter.
tFiom our regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, July 10th, 1888


WASHINGTON, July 10th, 1888.
Senator Edmunds has introduced a
bill, which, il passed, will be OF great
benefit to the government, to say moth
ing of the thousands of dollars II will
save for Uncle Sam. 1t provides for
the establishment Of council of ord
nance, to consist OF three officers from
the army, thr officers from the navy,
and three civilians. The duty OF the
council shall be 10 conduct examin-
alton into all such questions relating To
The fabrication and use of ordnance,
projectiles, and explosives, as may be
referred TO it by congress or the war
or navy department. No money shall
be- spent 10y any department, until this
council shall have examined and re-
ported on the feasibility of the meth
ods proposed to be adopted. In view
of the fact that the next ten years this
government Will In all probability
spend millions of dollars for ordnance,
this bill is particularly apropos.
The democratic house has for the
the second time refused to accept the
senate amendment to- the postofilce ap-
preparation bill to increase the mail fa-
cilities between the United States aud
Central and South America. The law
under which the mails are forwarded
to these countries. was enacted in 1858
thirty years ago. Since that time
great progress has been made by those
countries, as well rs the United States.
The republicans Of The senate wish To
put the mail facilities in line with
1883, but the democrats decide to keep
1t with 1858. Well, this will not last
always, the people vii! elect republi-
can house as well as president this
year.
Senators Hoar and Bolph made
strong arguments against the rati6.
cation of the fisheries treaty In the sen
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27
THE HERMOSA

S<Age leaves Chloride Every Tuesday
and Saturday for IIillsborough via
Heraosst leaving Hillsborough for
Chloride on Monday and Friday
Close connections with train at Engle'
Passengers travelling by this route
wfii nsl good hotel accommodations
al all psants touched by the line. For
turts er particulars. address:
ABB. Dascomb, Agt. Engle; A. j. +
Trudesu, agent, Chloride; Z. Hicock
Agent, Hsrmosa; Mrs. A. E. San
ders, agent, Cuchillo Negro.
ED. FEST,
Sole Owner & Proprietor.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27
Bandana Filtration.

The Oil City Blizzard presents the
following as the correct code OF ban
dana Irritation:
Folding the handkerchife, Lend me
quarter" Tying loose knot in II,
Come over and have something"
Drawing 1t through tho right hand,
Nothing new from Indiana" WAY
Ing II TO friend on the next corner,
"Got an extra toby in your pocket"
Wrapping 1t around the wrist, "What
did your wife say when you got home
last night 7" Drawing II slowly through
the left hand, "Will you meet me
around the corner in live minutes"
Giving 1t u quick. jerky snap with
the right hand, "Can you let me have u
W till Saturday," Missing the pock-
ct and letting it fall unnoticed to the
ground, NO" (hic) thanks, no more to-
day" Removing it hurriedly from the
pocket and mopping across the brow
in the presence of two friends, "Three
beers" Letting 1t dangle from coat
tail pocket, "We are watched the po-
lice are on us; tell the boys to come
up the other street" Letting 1t drop
upon the sidewalk, falling upon it and
lying in that position until picked up
and carried home. Favorable reports
from doubtful districts"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-27

Teacher-Now. children, we have
the word "intuition" Who can tell
me what 1t means? phenomenally
bright Standardization is that facul-
ty If human mind which enables
person to distinguish at a glance
patent medicine advertisement from q
led news article. Judge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-29

girl speaks to him, those half.dozeh
take hight, and he stands as dumb as a
sphinx, bet Immediately falls in love
with her and nourishes hopeless pas
sion for the next ten days.
The graceful boy has ia such trouble
The old ladies whisper, Glow polite
and gentlemanly;" the yGung ladies
are charmed; everybody likes Linn So
cially; he is intensely popular.
But there is no reason thai the awk-
ward boys need be discouraged. Smart
boys are most awkward. Shallow
boys, rs general rule, arc graceful.
In few years, when the awkward
boy is walking, or possibly riding,
down to his place Of business, he will
be very liable to pass his graceful
rival OF an earlier date carrying his
dinner-pail TO his work When he is
mayor, the graceful boy will come
not half as gracefully as in the old
time-and ask him for chance to
work on the streets. When the awk-
ward boy goes to and awk-
ward boys have a way Of getting there
his graceful chum may possibly as
pre- To become his private secretary,
but it is probable that he will not even
have arisen to such an estate rs that.
The awkward boys have a very grace
full knack of rising in the ranks, Per-
haps it is the youthful habit of STUN
bling about that enables them so often
to stumble into our thirty-eight guber-
material chairs, or into our White
House.
But this is not written to glorify
awkwardness. Awkwardness is per-
haps natural to the callowness OF
thoughtful youth, but a boy should get
over it as he gets over the measles
Youthful awkwardness projected into
middle life sets as wretchedly rs baby
dresses on full-grown man, - Yankee
Blade.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-29
No Change in Death.

A common notion formed ov those
who thoorize on the subject is that
men, when they come TO die, undergo
some great change; that they alter
their opinions. ara inspired with new
hopes and new beliefs, regard the
past with regret, and express contri-
ton "You think so now,' is often
said to us; "you will think differently
when you know that you have but a
few hours to live, This may be SO Of
some persons, especially Of the weak
and unstable, of those more remark
able for emotions than convictions,
But it IS not generally true. The ma
iority of men in this age die as they
have lived If they nave been selfish,
unjust sensual, vicious, they pass away
in selfishncss, injustice, scnsuality,
viciousness. Even should they prom
Use amendment in serious Illness they
would not, if they should be cured,
keep their promises. Promises under
such circumstances are almost invaria-
bly, broken when the circumstances
have been removed. Established dis
position and constitutional bias may
vary with strong prOyOcatiOn, but they
steadily assert themselves in the main.
Tho pious man who has adopted "a
creed follows his religious obscrvaneos
ia a dangerous illness aud believes that
his soul will enjoy % blissful immortal
ity Tho inGdel, in like condition,
though he regulates his worldly af-
fairs, concerns himself not about the
future, caring little and doubling
much whether there be any. lie is no
moro likely then and there, the ortho-
dox Wow to the contrary notwith-
standing. 10 rccant than the Christian
IS to proclaim himself suddenly an
atheist What wo believe in perfect
health we arc apt 20 believe in the face
og death except that perfect health
g. the better test Of our belief. The
Forum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-29
The Eagles Mistake.

The common eagle is q bird of won
derful keen sight, says Harper'S Young
People. At a height Of eighty yards it
can see grass mouse or stoat, and
having once located its prey it will
swoop down with the speed of an mr.
row and rise with the victim in its
claws.
Mr.. Samuel Wilmot, the superin-
tendent of the Canadian fish hatcher
les at Newcastle, Ontario, told me the
following story Of an eagle \ pair Of
eagles built their nest near our house
well up in a large pine tree year in and
year out for many seasons. One au-
tumn the cold weather set in earlier
than usual and the smooth parts Of the
stream that ran by our house were
frozen. but the eagles still RENAL ed in
tho big pine save when they flew
abroad for food. One morning as
sat at the window looking in the di-
rection of the pines / noticed one Of
the birds leave the tree and poise di
rectly above a rough part Of the river
which was not frozen. Then nc went
down like a bolt and disappeared un-
der the water / watched with great
interest to see what he would fetch
watched one, two, three. four seconds,
but he did not appear. Thiswas some
thing so unusual that became Intense
" Interested. / stood ut the window
for half a minute watching where tho
bird had disappeared. and then sure
that something had happened TO him,
/ snatched my hat and ran down to
where lay my little boat. After some
difficulty managed to get il into the
open water, and then poled to the spot
where the eagle had gone under. Look
ing down, ! saw the bird, his wings
extended, and held fast TO the bottom
in some unaccOuntable way With a
grappli g-hook drew him out. Judge
Of my surprise when there came to the
surface, besides the eagle, an enor-
nous salmon. ], was for this splendid
prize that the eagle had made his
plungo. OF course he had buried bis
strong, sharp talons in the side Of the
fish. but when he went 10 raise he
could not lift his prey. Neither could
he Withdraw bis talous from the sal
mons side, and so be had persisted.
The fish weighed q triflc over thirty
bounds
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-29
Cut Too Nlnny Caners.


At Gibraltar, as at all military sta
tions, the rules in regard 20 admitting
civilians to different parts OF the works
are very strict, This is for the safety
of the individual, as well as to protect
the forts from harm. Now it happens
that among the Gibraltar rocks the
most common growth is the asparagus
and the eaper plant. Tho oapor is
gathered, under certain restrictions,
and preserved for use. One day a
visitor was foolhardy enough 30 at
tempt, for trlling wager, to get out
on the slanting point of one of the
batteries, overlooking the sea, and
there keep up dancing for several min
utes.
The sentry demonstrated with the
visitor and ordered him to desist.
Finding, at length, that the stranger
would persist in his foolish and dan
gerous antics. the sentry brought his
musket to bear on him aud threatened
instant death. This action secured
compliance with orders.
The sentry was, however brought
before . court of inquiry on charge
of having exceeded his authority and
having disregarded instructions in pre-
venting the strangers dlsposing of his
life as he liked best
The man defended his conduct by
referriugto the orders OF the governor
that "nO one but the post surgeon
should cut c0pcrS within tho fort
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-29
The Trial Of the Pyx.

The trial Of the pyx is made at the
mint in Philadelphia on the second
Wednesday Of February annually be-
fore the Judge Of the District court Of
the United States for the eastern dis
trict of Pennsylvania, the comptroller
Of the currency tho assayer Of the New
York assay office, and such other per-
sons MS the president of the United
States shall from time to time dcsig-
nate for the purpose. A majority Of
tho commissioners constitute COM
potent board. Their examination is
made 10 the presence Of the director Of
the mint The number Of coins re-
served for the assay from each de-
livery made by the chief coiner is pre-
scrbed by tho director, aud tho re-
served pieces, after being sealed up
and labeled, are deposited Ia the pyx,
kept under ihe joint care Of the mint
and the assaycI, each Of those officers
occurring it IS an Independent lock.
The reserved coins from the coinage OF
other minis besides that at Phila-
delphia are transmitted quarterly to
tho Philadelphia mint, and, in adj
dition 10 these, the director may at his
pleasure take any other pieces Tor test.
Tho commissioners are not sworn for
the ceremony, as in England, but after
the examination they prepare a certi-
fed report Of tbs trial, which, il the
coins are within the limit Of tolerance
in hncness and weight, is satisfactory,
and is simply filed; but if not the fact is
certified to the president Of the United
gtt.ss aud II on "A view 0f the circum-
stances of the case he shall 50 decide
the officer or officers implicated ia the
error are thcnceforth disqualified from
holding their respective Offices
LtDpinc0tCg N0gqzac.