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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-04
WON BY STRATEGY.
A True Story of How Love AS
serted Itself.

Written for This Paper.1
Roaming through the green fields.
Gathering wild flowers;
Gaily sings a maiden,
AS quickly fly the hours"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-04
loo poses one RoIIl
CAUTION

Beware or Fraud my name ana the price are
stamped on the bottom of all my advertised shoes
before leaving the factory which protect the wear
ers against high prices and inferior GOODS il deal
er onerH ": H. Douglas shoes ut HTeduced price,
or says he has them without my name and price
stamped on the bottom, put him down sc fTauqs
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-04

"Paine's Celery Com
pound has been Of great
benefit for torpid liver,
Indigestion, and bilious
ness ELIZABETH G.
UpALL. Ouechea. VI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

air Il dry, Of course, except during actual rain,
and, while foreigner finds himself disqualified
BY this rsrefsction for any extraordinary ex-
ertion, yet IL gives him particularly buoyant,
champagne-Eke feeling. Rain generally falls
each afternoon from june to October, and the
next days sun shines through the freshest and
purest Of atmospheres. Mexico's streets, how.
ever, are very dirty and it needs an exceptional
purity overhead to counterfeit the dirt under
foot
THEArERs AND CAFES.
Mexico resembles Paris in its love for cafes
and the open air. For the men the cafe in the
evening largely takes the place Of the social
drawing room. There is no Such thing IS $50
ciety" in our meaning Of the term-no recep-
tons or germans or evening calling. The only
recourse then left the bachelor or undomestic
married man Is the theater or cafe. The former
Ii poor sort Of alternative. Not that there are
no good troupes in the country, but the theater
Is q gloomy place on the whole. There
il too much Of it in the city, to
begin with. there being three large
theaters and perennial circus The houses
are very large, with four and five tiers OF gal
ieries, and the city patronage being divided up
among them, they seem ordinarily wofully
triste and empty. Men keep on their hats and
smoke during the entreactes, there are ordi-
narily neither dress suits nor evening toilets to
be seen in either box or pit, and altogether one
misses the atmosphere of fashion and refine
ment to be found at home. compensation
should not omit reference to is the fact that
the Mexican ladies do not wear hats at the
theater. s. G. ROBERTSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

was NO bus or agent or any sort Of represents
tive Of the hotel Ct the station. had been told
to go to the hotel, 20 made my way there I'M
aided When I expressed surprise at the hotels
having no one at the station 10 receive visitors
the proprietor shrugged his shoulders and
said, sieepiiy. whats de use. II de people
wants 10 come dey viii come anyhow"
The truly Mexican hotels are much prefer
able. The prices for rooms, however, In them
are high for Mexico-S250 and e3 for double
rooms there are no single ones), without
board. Be sure to get guide book 10 Mexico
OF the edition Of the current year. The news
boy on the train will be apt to offer you that
of '89 or 's6 indiscriminately, and they differ
widely. In fact, in q country making such vast
strides as Mexico what is true one year il by
no means 30 the next, and guide books must be
posted up to date to be valuable. There are
three sorts of public hacks-the first class, 81
per hour, carries blue flag: the second 75c.
an hour, red flag, and the third, SOC. an hour,
white flag. The latter are very decent vehicles,
but whichever you take you'd better have an
understanding with the cpchero first At any
rate be sure he marks the hour by your watch
The above prices are doubled on feast days
and Sundays. II you have q message to send
or package to be carried go to the nearest
street corner and look for peon clad in white
cotton and straw hat. with a cord bearing his
number on a brass plate slung over his shoulder.
This is the cargador. He is quick and reliable
and his fee should be real. Mexican will
often give him but six cents (medio.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

The traveller who comes to Mexico within the
next five years Il speak Of the City Of Mexico)
will still see in the streets the picturesque cos
tunes Of old days-senoritas wearing above their
soft black eyes the graceful mantilla and dan
dies still Respondent on their steeds in charro
rlg-Mexlcan saddle, swords and pistols, SOM
brero and short jacket. But he must not DELAY.
Already American hats and bonnets are dis
placing tine pretty native head dress and the
dandy is becoming touched with the contaqion
that smites for awhile, it would seem, all new
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The result is indica-
i've OF progress, perhaps, but certainly il not
in the interest OF the picturesque It is now
common sight to see on the paseo Mexican
youth OF pure blood and high degree" bob
bling in an English saddle upon a short-tailed
thoroughbred. Often, too, he will combine his
broad sombrero with q thoroughly English cos
tune, thus adding to the incongruity of the
sight. But If the Mexicans of the larger cities
thus pliably adopts the manner and dress of
the Angio-Saxon or stranger within his gates,
our love Tor conservatism Is gratifed wien we
turn to his countrymen of the rural districts.
In many OF these railroads will always be inn
possibilities. and 1t is safe to say that the old
time Spanish types win be found in the byways
OF the republic for many decade to come.
THE STAMP NUISANCE.
Mexico, like France. is cursed by the stamp
nuisance. Every contract, check, official doom
ment and receipted bill Of merchandise over
go IN amount, must have its stamp, the value
OF which varies with the amount expressed on
the face Of the writing. Postage laws are simply
outrageous. Letters can come into Mexico
from the United States for two cents, or can be
sent from Mexico to the states for five cents
the half ounce, but the same letter sent TO anv
point within the republic costs ten cents, This
Is fatal to anything like free correspondence
among the poorer classes and IL certainly can
not be as profitable to the government as IL the
rate per letter was lower-on the principle Of
quick sales and small profits"
MEALS AND COOKING.
In the cafes Of the best class in the CITY one
gets a very good meal, and, barring wines, at a
price very reasonable. In these cafes the stvie
Of cooking and the bill of fare are more Aueri-
can than native. To get the native dishes one
must go to the fondas, but the surroundings In
these are not Of a nature to fascinate the iuxu
rious stranger. For breakfast Of You 20 cali
the midday meaD the best cafe for the latter is
probably the Bazar: 1t 10 cheap and good and
you have tables in the open air il you like. For
dinner the Recamier or the Paris d probably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07
ADVICE IN SHOPPING.

Beware of opals, feather work and coffee
sticks offered you about the hotels. The best
places to get these things are at the small
shops around the arcades. If bought from
native dealers, however, never fail to offer
about one-half the sum originally asked. 1t
will generally get the article. In the case Of
opals about one-tenth or one-ifteenth Of
what in asked will exceed the real value of
these inferior stones. A good plan in pur-
chasing is to get the services of a native who
speaks English (unless you speak Spanish) and
do your shopping through him. The per-
eentage thus saved is amazing. Nowhere in
Europe is an American or Englishman more
plercilessly plucked and robbed by shop
keepers than in the Mexican capital. His very
appearance in a shop doorway is sufficient to
run up the value OF all the stock in the house
so per cent.
CASE IN POINT.
While shopping the other day I descended to
the willy and economical plan of having a Next
can ally go in and make the negotiation for
articles would point out to him through the
window. The result was very gratifying. In
one instance he succeeded in obtaining for
$3.50 a complete buckskin suit for which day
or two before was asked $40. No town in the
world. Rome and Naples possibly excepted. has
more beggars than Mexico. Many of them are
children, and 1 would back them against the
world for persuasiveness with their soft accents
be swindled out Of few coppers by their in
genious tales of VICE.
THE COST OF LIVING
in Mexico need not be great. A good room can
be had for 81 day and board at good cafe
for S2S a month. Whatever may be the ex-
perience of foreigners who will stop at places
where they are robbed, who will hire guides to
go every block or two with them and who are
too ignorant Of the language to protect them
selyes-in spite of this much smaller income
suffices one here than in the same-sized cities
OF the United States. One does not always get
the same quality of fare or attendance, or
what else he pays for, as in the states,
but Mexico ought not to be judged yet by
New York or Paris standards The won
der is that country SO long isolated from
the rest of the world and struggling with
SO many difficulties of race, religion and edu-
cation should possess az many of the comforts
OF high civilization as it really does.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

BURRo TRAIN IN THE sIERRAs.
The trip from Laredo down il a very charm
ing one. Soon after leaving Laredo you catch
sight Of the blue peaks Of the Sierras and your
course Is almost constantly through the noun
tains from this point on. The temperature is
usually delightful and at no season is il often
oppressively hot or disagreeably cold, despite
the mountains. In t'ae spring and summer the
eye Of q northerner il charmed, even in the
desert, by the variety Of brilliant-hued flowers
and tropical-looking plants-cacti, of every
variety and of colossal size, and maguey the
source of the pulque and mescal, are infinite
in their abundance. As you get south the
stations are besieged by vendors Of many PAL
atable Mexican fruits. Two quarts of straw
berries. artistically arranged in pretty baskets
with the big berries all on top), are sold at
these stations for nineteen cents (un real v
msdia), basket and all
The National (the Laredo route) crosses the
Central near Celaya and comes into the City of
Mexico from the west As il descends the
sierrss into the Valley of Mexico some exauis-
lite scenery and fine railroad engineering are
seen. The choice Of a hotel in the City of
Mexico is a vexed question. The foreigners
hotel-especially the English and American
foreigners-is in a noisy part Of the city and is
beset by all the guides and peddlers and beg
gsrs who in every foreign city SWARM around
4aglish and American centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07
A PASSING GLIMPSE.

Until the Mexican National was built the cost
Of q ticket to the City of Mexico from New York
or Washington was S169. Now a straight ticket
may be bought between these same points on
either of the two lines for S79 and a return or
round-trip ticket good for thirty days in the
states and for ak months in Mexico, for $109.
Your sleeper costs about S16, American money,
all the way through. Going by Laredo and st.
Louis you change sleeper at st. Louis and
Laredo. Meals cost generally along the route
80 and IS cents in the United States and IS
cents and 81 in Mexico-the dollar
meals, of course. being the worst. On each
6rst-class through ticket $50 pounds of baggage
Is allowed. Excess of baggage from Laredo
down is charged at the rate Of about 61S cents
the pound Mexican money. Besides the
regular train, to which the above prices apply
there is In the season Of travel, from October
till June, an extra train called the "Montezuma
special, which provides, for about $3.50, Sleep
ing car, meals, baths, barber shop. &C.. and
runs through without change to the CITY Of
Mexico. The time from Washington or New
York Is i've days and six nights. There is a
stop over at Laredo Of eight hours, from 4 Am.
Hu IL m.
THE EXCHANGE OF MONEY.
American money is now worth S1.3S. You
can get on either side Of the Rio Grande enough
changed into Mexican coin or currency to carry
you through to Mexico City. If you can do so
get bills, but be careful to take only those of
VIC Dduk VI LOuuOu- meXlcO ana SOull
America or the National Bank of Me-kico, and be
sure that the names Of other banks are not
punctured in the note. 9th erwise you will have
TO discount your note in Mexico at 1 per cent
In depositing funds in Mexico some American
money or exchange should be kept for the re-
turn trip, as in the process Of accounting
from Mexican to Amerioan-you lose a slight
discount. The Bank OF London, Mexico and
South America IL the one usually patronized
by English and American visitors.
Ihls Dremlum Amef lean monev ia almost
higher than at any previ Gus period. heard
lady passenger on the trigin, astonished at the
pile Of Mexican silver she had got for ESQ
Of her greenbacks, ask a n American resident of
Mexico how 1t was posi- ole that Mexican money
was worth so little. 1'Wrong eagle on 1t,
laconicslly replied the gentleman
THE nsPEcrIe'S OF BAGGAGE
ct the custom house on the Mexican side of the
river is very lenient- 1t is said that the
officials are not to be fIribed as to contraband
articles or excess Of be .ggage, but this is very
hard to believe-in Me- Iico. Lunch baskets are
not necessary. The m cal stations are not very
elegant, certainly, but the fare Is usually very
good and not too mud native for the palate
Of o stranger.
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the best The speed Of the street cars il prob
ably not equaled by any horse cara In Europe
or America They run every eight minutes on
most of the lines and generally in groups Of
three-frst, second and third class.
THE CLIMATE or MEXICO.
Much has been written on the climate Of
Mexico. Too much cannot be said in it, behalf.
In the city, ct an altitude Of $500 feet, there
i no chimney in sight and fires are almost un-
over the charcoal braxiers Of the kitshsn. The
mean average of the mercury for about eirht
years, summer and winter, shows 20 deerees
Fair. The limits ere - degrees % deeooa. The
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tourist have already been to large extent re-
moved by the completion of the two through
lines Of railroad from the United States to the
City Of Mexico. As most of THE STARS readers
know, the first one Of these roads completed,
the Mexican Central, enters Mexico by way OF
Ell Psso. Texas The second, the Mexican Ma
tional. completed only last year, makes its en-
tree via Laredo, Texas. This last road Is mar
row gauge. but it has the advantage of being
some 500 miles shorter for an eastern traveller
and of avoiding much of the desert country
traversed by the Central
Most books and newspaper articles dealing
with foreign countries treat, we think. too ex-
clusively of their archaeology. religion. paint
ings and cathedrals. Rice, Bishop, Bulkley,
Griffin, Brocklehurst and the versatile Nellie
BY" have all within the last few years recorded
facts and impressions concerning Mexico in
most readable and instructive volumes, but in
none of these works il there an answer to the
first question the predetermined person con-
templating trip Is apt to ask-What will it
cost? Let us see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07
Written for THE EVENING STAR.
A Summer Song.


A Summer Song.
o swallows, that hit the June fields over,
Or dip in the blossom spray,
Sparkling, and glinting, your bright wings hover
Ger miles Of meadow-land sweet with hayi
o trilling hottest o blithe held swallow,
What song do you bear through the fragrant air,
When the laughing winds you follow, follow,
And the world Il abloom with color rarea
Loiter and sing o happy swallow
Something Of Joy do you bring TO me;
Thy NOTES Of enchantment love to follow
Becsuse Of . summer memoryf
A sunlit summer Of ripe completeness,
When tho rapture Of living was sweet and
strong;
And the winds were freiehted with blossoming
sweetness;
And the musical ring Of the swallows songi
oradisnt singeri loiter, hover:
Float back lies golden memory:
IT'S thee love-" forever, ever,
Ny loved ones love you'n bssr 70 mel
II. G.R.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

1Fom Isxne o1y0092
Once lady who had BEEN disappointed In
love wrote with diamond ring upoa window
pane the following Hines
God made man upright and hs
Here The ssntsnce stopped. A gsntleman
chfncing p 80 4 some time aftsrvnrd Addod
% - ths folIowtn4: ssmight have rsnnainod q.
bat He egonted WOMAN and sho-w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07
written for the EVENING star.
SAUNTERINGS IN MEXICO.
A VISIT TO THE CAPITAL CITY.
Interesting Habits and Customs
Of the People---How to Go
and What to Do.

IT Is SAFE to predict
that within the next
Several years q strong
tide of American travel
and immigration viii
sweep over our neigh
Dor republic-Mexico.
The difficulties which
have hitherto prevented
"a. nv fba
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

From fhs New York EVENING Sun.
Batchelder-'T want 10 get married and have
. wife TO share my money. How can eateh .
pretty young grip
Beenthare-'A little purDs-veigh-sion b III
that's necessary. old fellow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

NEW FEATURES TO BE INTRODUCED IN TIE puBrrc
scHooLs-HEALTH xxKnoIsEs ON THE px1sARrE
sYsrEN-rHR EXTENSION OF IxDvsrRIAL TEACH
Na-PnooaAM OF THE OPENING OF TEE scHoors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

1t has been the policy Of the management Of
the schools more and more each year to make
the teaching force balance ITSELF There is a
vast difference between teachers; some Of them
are strong in their abilities and are perfectly
able to run their schools efficiently out Of their
own resources, while others with less indie
pendence and ability need the constant advice
and support Of their superiors. The tendency
Of late has been to place the former class Of
teachers in buildings most remote from the
eenters OF government and supervision, where
they can supply the deficiencies of the situa-
ton out OF their own funds Of ability, while the
weaker teachers, with less strength in euidine
and disciplining pupils, are brought in to the
schools under the eye Of . supervisor. Thus
other element introduced to prevent the crowd
ing Of pupils to favored localities. On every
hand there Is an effort at equalization, 20 that
there may be nothing TO tempt pupil TO
school that ID far away from his home. And
there 10 just - good work done in the outer
edges - in the center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

The admission system this fell win be inst
the same a. last year. The principals Of build
ings viii be in their places ON Friday the 10th
to issue tickets. All contested cases involvins
nice points OF distinction concerning promo.
ton and other matters affecting the selection
OF school viii be referred to the supsrvisine
psancipah OF diyisions, who win be ct their
OF waiting parents and pupils ct the eight main
buildings there viii be . Comparatively snalI
number Of applicants ct about one Hundred
places spread over period Of three dayS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-07

DELsARTE "HEALTH ExERcIsxs"
Superintendent Powell has also secured the
services Of three teachers to direct the in
struction Of all the pupils in what he terms
''health exercise" This is not to be calls
themes, or gymnastics, or the old breathing
exercises, he explained, but . combination OF
muscular and facial movements for the pur-
poses Of health and culture. It will be mod
eled after the Delsarte system Of expression
and will be given to every pupil The new
teachers are merely to direct the course,
leaving the actual instruction to the teachers
of the individual schools
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-10

ease will never cease until We arrive at
 that utopian epoch when the human
 family shall cease to be afflicted with
 bodily ailments. One of the most po-
 tent weapons which the armory of med
 Icine furnishes, is Hostetter's Stomach
 BitterS, which is of special utility as a family remedy, as it is adapted to the relief and ultimate cure of those disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels, which are of co!umonest oc- currence. Indigestion, biliousness and constipation are inseparable companions and these ailments are completely erad- Icated by the Bitters. But the remedial scope of this superlatively wholesome and genial medicine takes ip also ner- vous ailments, rheumatism and kidney its action in these, as in the other complaints, being characterized by unequaled thoroughness.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-10
Short and Long COurtshiDs.

Daisy Dandelion, Essex, Ct., is per- plexed over the question of short and long courtships, and wants our advice. We'll, Daisy, it is hard to make rule to fit every case, but in general we will say that long courtships are not advisable. Many women, pale, haggard, wan and wasted from long continued uterine ail- ments, are forced to banish all thoughts oi marriage. Such unfortunate suffer- CTS should know that Dr. Pierce's Fav- orite Prescription is positive cure for the most complicated and obstinate cases of lucorrhea, excessive flowing, painful menstruation, unnatural SUD- pression, p.olapsus, or falling of the womb, weak back, ''female weakness, !" anteversion, retroyersion, "bearing- down sensation," chronic congestion, inflammation and ulceration of the womb, inflammation, pain and tender ness i'll ovaries, accompanied with ''in- ternal heat.".
 For all Arrangements of the liver, stomach and bowels, take Dr. Pierce's Pellets.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-10

Would it not be a good idea for our new Probate Judge to hunt over the records of his predecessor and publish a statement as to ths standing of the St. Johns townsite. We have heard many anxious ipquirles as to how the town site stood, financially and otherwise :; how much money had been collected and from whom, and how much had been expended and for what. From our knowledge of MT. Lesueur, We believe he will look thls matter up and make a report; that is, if there is sny data in the office to guide him in his search.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-10

The Review had bitter article in its last issue, denunciatory of w. s. Hill. There is no doubt in the world but Mir. Ruiz was illegally elected Justice of the Peace for the St. Johns precinct. We have the names of fifteen or eighteen residents of other precincts, who voted in St. Johns and for precinct officers. As Mir. Ruiz was only elected by five majority, this vote would change the re- suit and elect Hill.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-10
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

December 27th, 1SSS.-10 A. NJ.
 The Board of Supervisors met pursu- ant to adjournment.
 Present Messrs. Rope and Wakefield. Absent Richards.
 Awaiting the arrival of Mir. Richards s the Board then adjourned until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow, DecembsF 18th, 1888.
 The Board met pursuant to adjonrn- ment. Present the entire Board.
 By unanimous vote the following mo- tice for proposals for board of prison CTS and jurors. during the year lSS9 was ordered Co be posted immediately in two conspicuous places in St. Johns:
 PROPOSALS.
 of Apache County, Arizona.
 ST. JOHNS, Dec. 18th, 1888. Proposals will be received by the Board of Supervisors at their office until l0O'clock A. M. on the Sth day of January, 1888 for board of prisoners confined in the county jail during the year ending December 3Ist, 1889. Two meals of good substantial food per day at stated price per day for each p:is- oner. Also for meals to be furnished jurors. All payments to be made quar- terly in contingent fund warrants. A bond of S501 will be required of the successful bidder. The Board re- serves the right to reject any and all bids.
 . By unanimous cnsent the following claims were audited and allowed upon
 GENERAL FUND. A. ". Walbeck, Judge of Election, s4 % John Hunt, 4 % John ", Brewer, '' 400