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but the earth seemed 70 rise and fall all around
me. For five terrible minutes. which seemed
ages struggled through the moving mass.
which came up 90 my hips. Little Juanita
was quickly torn from me. and all l could do
was 20 save the baby by holding him - high rs
could, my one desperate resolve being TO
reach Alajuela.-
She reached Alajuela about an hour after
the shock, thoroughly exhausted and more
dead than alive. She is now in the care OF
some relatives. who are doing everything TO
assuage her grief. Her terrible experience
has turned her hair from Jet black 90 a snow
white. Remounting. your correspondent
passed ~ the scene OF this strange experience
by gong little out Of the way back 70 San
Jose. House and plantation have completely
disappeared and where they once were now
appears only waste of earth like new
ploughed field A hill that bounded the west
sloe OF the plantation week ago is now on the
east side, where before was a grass plain. No
words can convey the impression made by this
change on the people who have been familiar
with the old landscape from childhood. and
who now come to gaze horror stricken on the
change.
At another point. named La I.aguna. less than
SIX miles from here, a woman with her four
children, asleep in a cabin. were entombed in
the earth waves. and il has been impossible to
discover any trace Of their remains The father
OF this family was on his way home when the
first shock passed through this region. causing
the whole surface of the earth 10 assume the
appearance OF storm-tossed sea. He struggled
helplessly for several minutes. then becoming
almost unconscious. abandoned himself 20 his
fate. The earth waves threw him 10 a point
nearly loo yards distant. and lodged him in
the branches of an old oak which strangely
enough, withstood the agitation and saved his
life.
remarkable result of the phenomenon 10
reported from the neighborhood of the copper
mines of Don Francisco Maria Iglesias on Mont
Aguacate- In deep igneous strata thrown to
the surface for nearly three miles along the
mountain slope, vein of rich quartz. contain
ing native silver in large quantities and prom
lsing indications of gold has been discovered
Exemplifying the ill wind" proverb. this
bursting fourth of mineral may give power
fui impetus to Costa Rica's infant mining in
dustry.
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Why he Succeeded.

THE STORY OF A FAMOUS BOSTON AUcTIoNEER
From the New York Tribune.
''Some years ago." he said. ..Horatio Harris
and were sitting on the piazza of a Newport
hotel The conversation turned upon the sue
cess Of individuals in public life. and that of
merchants and business men. Harris remarked;
Il will briefly sketch my own career: give it
to you as nearly as 1 can from memory"
The following is Mr.. Harris story: Il was.
early In life thrown upon my own resources L
was placed, as young man, with Thos W.
Sears, who was neighbor ard friend of my
father IN South Boston. When L entered his
employ every possible work of drudgery was
imposed upon me. 1 did not complain. as
was determined to master the business; and
did, from the minutest detail upward. saw
myself, through my own industry and perse-
verance, advanced from one step 20 another
until L had displaced my seniors Then
L was trusted with what was then
known as the New York consignments
to the firm. This was Responsible
position. and carried it on TO the satisfaction
of all parties. NV ambition was TO see NV
name appear as 'Horatio Harris. auctioneer.'
Well, the deaths of Sears and Robbins placed
me IN that position. i was determined TO do
my best and act conscientiously up 10 what /
considered my duty. The first great sale L
made was the turning point with me, although
the result, in the estimation of nv numerous
friends, would cut short my career will give
1t to you as 1t actually happened. Ii was a
cargo sale of coffee at the end of the wharf
There was full attendance of all the grocers.
The bidding was lively but prolonged. L
finally decided the bid in favor of Mr.. =
Joshua Sears stepped forward and claimed the
bid as his. 1 told Mr.. Sears il was not so: that
/ neither received bid nor a nod from him
during the sale. Sears insisted that the bid
was his: so did all the grocers present. except
the one to whom gave the bid. The sale was
dismissed A few hours afterward the grOcers
came to the counting-rOOm and said: Harris
you have made a mistake; the bid was
Sears, and you have lost your best customer
told them L could not help it, and that the
bid was not his. All the rest of that day and
during the night pondered the matter over in
my mind. / said TO myself Harris you have
not only lost powerful friend. but you have
made a great enemy; but Harris YOU were
right Early the next morning, as | was stand
ing in the doorway of my store. along came
Josh Sears, his hat cooked on one side and his
hands under the skirts of his coat As he
shuffled up TO me i said 20 myself, Now 1 am
to catch itr What was my surprise TO see him
turn square around and face me, and in his
curt language address me thus: Harris. YOU
were right yesterday. and was wrong. Count
on me for your friend Well. he was INV friend
and with him came the floodtide of nv success.
His money, his influence, and his capital we're
always at my disposal. L never forfeited his
friendship, his esteem or his confidence. and
he made me one of the trustees of his large
property"
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A Mother Who Spanlxs.

SHE THINKS THAT THE SLIPPER OR TUE HAIR
BRUSH SHOULD BE FREELY USED.
Letter in New York sun.
Among many things in your paper read the
article headed ITO Spank or Not 20 Spank. /"
Although was amused by it, 1 must take the
affirmative of the question, and if more mothers
held the same views that 1 do we should not
see so many saucy and bad children as we do
on every hand. Pert and forward bows and
girls are an annoyance TO all around them and
disgrace and sorrow 10 their parents 1 have
brought up four in all-not different from the
general run, L presume-both bows and girls
healthy and full of life and mischief and a little
OF the ''Old ADAM" with which we are all
supposed to be endowed. 1 have found that
they needed training just as much they did
euucatlon; have tried seclusion. remonstrance,
rewards and coaXing. particularly with NUM-
Der One, but have found that nothing was 80
good or effective a good and timely spank
ing, well applied according TO Webster. up to
hye years old, with the hand, and after that with
slipper or hair brush. have seen a child as
wlllful and peeyish as possible changed in three
minutes by this process into loving and low
able one. Have tried an hour rocking and
story telling until both she and 1 were tired
out, and then put my youngest girl to sleep in
hve minutes by rolling her over and giving her
| a mild spanking, just enough TO get up a
counter irritant and divert her thoughts IL
children are brought up this wav. and learn
| obedience young, they will rarely need anv
punishment after SIX or seven years; and +
would advise any mother of young children
either girls or boys, who are trying any new
way OF bringing up children, and find them
provoking, to surprise them by a sound spank
ing or two, and will guarantee its efficacy L
really enjoy benefiting a nice plump youngster
| by giving il good spanking when needed and
have no sympathy with mandy -pamby senti-
ment that cries hands off. L know 4 received
many spankings myself in my younger DAYS. as
well as some switching. and / now know il was
good for me
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company was more obliging than its Southside
neighbor, and it evidently had more faith in
the stability of its customer, for on the same
day 1t took a check for 1885,, 52S 50, with the
understanding that it was payable in call
certificates; half in thirty and half in sixty
days. Nobody knows where the con-
federacy was thirty DAYS after March
III, 1855. good many creditors called around
that day and had their claims wiped out by the
deadly, but valueless check. Capt. Southgate,
OF the Bonita engaged as a fiag-of-truce-boat,
got 500, and President s. A. Myers. of the
Virginia Towing company. secured S25.O5O for
the use OF the steamer William Allison on oc-
casions when truce boat was necessary.
NEARING THE END.
The Office payroll for March was S9O1 50,
and a check was made out for the same amount.
but it is probable that the employees were paid
directly in specie or currency. for across the
face of the stub is written, '.Not used but de-
stroyed." The end was drawing very near
then. Grant was closing in on Lee and shut
ting out every avenue of escape, while Weitzel
was pounding away at Richmond with per-
sistency that discouraged his opponents. On
April E. Salisbury the general agent of the
Georgia Hospital and Relief association, had
checked out to him the sum of $4,000 to repay
for advances on transportation of soldiers
packages, and then, for no stated purpose,
$40, 369.25 more.
THE LAST CHECK DRAWN
was No. 70, dated April 1, 1865. 1t was one of
two paid to the Western North Carolina rail-
road company. No. IS was for $40, 954 and No.
79 looked as though it might be responsible for
S3f.47S. Ii. The two remaining checks ON the
same sheet as No. 10 were also numbered but
never filled out. The official charged with that
duty probably had other and more pressing
matters to attend to. He realized that there
was time for everything, and in pursuance OF
htu lin af 10 al <l.o@
the Union troops were within a few hours
march of Richmond. with nothing to prevent
them from coming in. there was no time to
write checks that could never be cashed. The
wheel had turned. and all the rebelious mill
ions of the south were checked. and the stubs
of the dusty old book are now leaves in the
history of the greatest civil war the world ever
saw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-18

In commemoration of the victories won in
recent years in athletic contests the New York
graduates of the Yale university 10 the number
of 400 Saturday night gave a banquet at Del
monico's.
A bill will be introduced in the New Jersey
legislature to legalize boxing matches and
tournaments held under the direction Of any
incorporated athletic club.
At Macon, Ga, the Capital bank caused war;
rants to be issued against John L. Adams, Of
Adams d Son, cotton factors and warehouse
men, for forgery, cheating and swindling.
The Central labor union meeting in New
York yesterday adjourned soon after converting
in the midst Of a row, brought on by division
on the socialist question. which threatened 10
be attended with many bloody heads.
Jack McAuliffe denies that Myer has chal-
lenged him to another fight On the contrary,
he says that he himself telegraphed Myer his
willingness 10 meet him again and has received
no reply.
There is q truce which will lastfor few DAYS
between the civil authorities and the half-breeds
on the Turtle mountain reservation in Dakota
and then the sheriff is determined to push the
collections of taxes at any cost Bloodshed
viii be prevented only by the most careful
work
Two children have died and one il fatally III in
Philadelphia from eating half-smoked (yienna)
sausage.
The Polk county, Iowa, grand Jury by vote
Of nix 70 one has indicted Gov. Lar7sbes foe
criminal libel on 1ra Turney.
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James McDougall's big grain elevator at
Montreal was burned Saturday, with 75,O00
bushels Of grain; Loss, el50,00o.
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A Hint to Ice Consumers.

From the New York Tribune.
There are now good prospects of an excel
lent crop Of ice, judging by the reports that
come from various points. Everywhere there
is extraordinary activity in the effort to make
up for lost time, and unless there is a sudden
break in the weather, probably the usual guam
tity will be harvested" Still consumers must
be prepared for an advance of prices when
summer comes. In fact, it will be surprising il
it does not take the ice companies several
years to recover from the effects of this open
winter
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ABOUT 200 PEOPLE KILLED.
Earthquakes Wreck Costa Rica's Capt.
tai City.

DEATH, DARKNESS AND CRASHING wALLs-rwo
VOLCANOES BECOME AcTIyE-wHoLE FAMILIES
BURIED ALIvE-srRANGE GEOLOGICAL PIE
NoMENL
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L,OR RENT
II 1918 18th ST., Or. S35 l22S-3O III ST. N e. 6rS25
1922 2211 18th st pr. .35 12a2-34 ST. ne Or 25
Stable rear 1927 L - 1922 St, 5rs -. ~ so
Apply to GREEN 4 CUNNINGHAM,
ja19-1ms laos II At
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PERSONAL.

INFORMATION WANTED
1Of rowing amateur photographer by the name Of
JOSEPH ABEL He is supposed to be boarding with
Miss Schneider some where i'll southeast Washington
IL this should come under his notice, he will hear
something Of interest by writing TO his deserted wife
and children in Altoona, Pa.
1t ANNIE l. AREI
WHY DO GENTLEMEN GO TO SOB 14TH ST.
w opposite Wizards TO get their hair cut? Answer
Because he is Philadelphia artist and understands
his business. Hard heads to cut solicited fel66ts
NIVIL-SERVICE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
~ and answers. Send 10c. to
3. W. FLYNN, A. NJ, Ivy Institute,
fo-1m' Southwest cor Sth and X sts 4. w.
WIN. WILLIAMS, GEO.w .McELFRESH, AUTHOR
w lied Private Detective Agency. Communications
promptly attended to and strictly copden tial Office
open all hours. w. WILLIAMS. Manager. 926 NV.
my4-1Omt
TUSTHS OLD STAND is TIE ONLY PLACE
- where frst-class Second Hand Clothing can be
sold at respectable prices. Address call 81 st.
NV. my1
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Il 1861 p st. n.w-12r.S1
4:}9 9Th st NV. 1.er
l1OS l. St NV. 11r 30. !
2016 II 81. NV, Sr......t
1O2 Boy st. NV, Tor. :.
14:}2 i It. NV. Or. .2O.3
$40 B-d'y ST. ,6r. .....l7.J
20 h 81. s.w., 5r.........l
fe16-3tT A. ). {
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CHECKS FOR FABULOUS sUMs-wHAT WAS DONE
WITH THEM-FINANcIERs WHO WANTED SPEC
IAL MILITARY TRANSPORTATION PAID FOB WITH
PAPER-THE LAST PAGE,
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EOR PENTHOUSE 1908 NV JERsEY AVE.
son, l112 Est NV. ja31-1m
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j., near 18th St, 13r.. SoUV
X bet. 18th & 18th. 416.66
Conn. ave-. near n st. 200
9Th. above K ST.. 12r. 100
II, near 21st ST., Sr. LOO
OFF
e41 + ST., I'd floor, 5 front
rs, heated by steam. $50
941 i, Sd floor, 5 front rs.
heated by steam ....... so
Ne. COR. of Pa. av. & 18th,
sd noor. .........:.... 100
Elegant rooms In "Sun
Building ireproof, % ele-
vators, heated by steam,
from $50 to 800 each.
ITO + ST.. Sd floor, 3r. 40
$1,000 STOl
422 9th st. .S75
IN r n u01 I'm
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vcOR RENT-723 I'd. bet. rs 9th st. sw.bet G&Hl )
n GSH sts.st.Sd, Or $40 3O4 st,
500 Il. bet. Sd & AZ st. $50 kst. W. 4r.......S
s.w. 7r.-......-.--...2 90 ;Sl3 W T. Alley. 5r...lO
fi6-.{t'
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YsiS corcoran 1851 1915 H sisi s.
ia I'D. p; st. Sc fne res Cap st 8r h9use
EOR RENT-HANDsOME NEW BAY-wINDOw
II house: 10 rooms and bath: all conveniences 1923
9th st. NV; desirable neighborhood Rent for pri-
yate family. $40 per mo. Inquire of FRANK T..
BROWNING. owner. 416 9Th 81. NV ja5-2m
EOR RENT : 1909 ST. n. W.. TWELVE
IL rooms and bath. completely furnished, by season
or year. only S125 per month. Also, those two
handsome new 3 story and basement bricks o rooms
and bath. 1O27-29 22d St. at the low rent of $55.
John SHERMAN & CO. 14O7 at. d. BIN
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the ground floor remains intact to-day. The
beautiful dome of tire cathedral. with its wide
Corinthian portico, looks like house of cards
crushed in a giants grasp. Every church in
the city, and there were about twenty lofty
structures, many with ambitious cupolas and
belfries, though steeples are unknown, is more
or less damaged, and they have been conse-
quently closed to public worship. Those ac-
quainted with the important part played by
the functions OF the church in the daily life of
the feminine part of the population in Central
American countries win realize what this
means. Gen. A. de Jesus Soto, father of the
president and acting executive, narrowly
escaped being numbered among the victims.
The phenomenon was experienced in vary
ing severity throughout the central section.
which includes the volcanic cordillera of Costa
RIGA. Travel on the central railway between
Cartoga and Alajuela is stopped, pending an
examination of the roads and bridges by gov
ernment'engineers. At the former place which
is distant about IA miles from the capital and
is town of about 5000 inhabitants, many of
the scenes in San Jose were repeated. The
neighboring village Of San Isidro was the
scene OF
REMARKABLE GEOLOGICAL FORMATION,
as described to your correspondent, who rode
out there and went over the ground yesterday.
A little house ON portrero (grass pasture)
here was Inhabited by man with his wife and
hve children. At the first shock thew ran ont
OF the house wildly toward a neighboring sugar
plantation. What happened is best described
in translation Of the terrified woman's recital
to your correspondent:
Three of the children went with my hus-
band. carried the baby in my arms and led
little Juanita by the hand. We had gone but q
short distance, and my husband was about 100
yards ahead of me, when the earth seemed to
melt TO water and rise up over my husband
and the children in a great wave. For q mo-
ment 1 saw them struggling wildly, as though
drowning. Their death shouts nearly caused
me to drop. and they were gone forever, aud
no sign Of the place where the earth had opened
and swallowed them was left to show where
they had been. turned In another direction,
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Store and diving 11O2
Pa. ave. 1Or. 100 46S
ST. room 943 Pa. av. n. Stab
w. pos. April 10 200 Stor
Store and Diving $40 Cell;
9Th ST. nv. ,Ir-.....tj2.5O 40l
ftr. rnl, and lr. I'd floor Stab
col 9TH 81. 40 ny
Store and cellar 2l26 615
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-22
Electric Bltters.

This remedy is becoming SO well
known and 20 popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
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proise. A purer medicine does no. ex-
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remove pimples, boils. salt rhsum and
other affections caused by impure blood
VIII drive malaria from the system and
prevent as well as cure all malsrial
4eyers.u For cure Of Headache, Consti-
patton and Indigestion try Elsctric
Bitters. Entire satisfaction gnaran-
teed, or money refunded. Price 90 cts
and 800 per bottle at Adams drug
store.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-22
To The Citizens Of Wellington.

Fred d. Felt, the druggist, Of yelling
ton, win keep Tor sale the celebrated
Indian Pill, manufactured by the eminent
DR., r. MacFarland Of Genoa, 0. This is
the pill tina. cures headache, sick or ner-
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we offer 800 II directions are carried out.
We can tell you more, they cure rheuma.
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great discovery. They will positively
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they cure the liver and will not fail. Do
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pills In each box. Call at Felrs drug store
for them. Felt only keeps them, Well
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symptoms. This Is the great blood search.
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N. B. Felrs only. Remember Dr. X
MacFarland's pill Is the only genuine
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A TRAVELLING MOUNTAIN:
One that Might Have Saved Mohamme'
- the Trouble of Journey.

One that Might Have Saved mohhmmed
~ the Trouble of n Journey.
Such mountain is found at the Cascades
OF the Columbia, Ore. 1t is huge triple
peaked mass Of dark brown basalt, six or
eight miles in length, whore II fronts the
river and rises TO height Of almost 1900
feet above the water.
That II Is in motion is the last thought
which would be likely to suggest IT.
self TO the mind of any one pass
ing IL; yet It Is well established
fact that this entire mountain is moving
slowly but steadily toward the river, as II
IL had o deliberate purpose some time In the
future 10 dam the Columbia and form q
great lake from the Cascades 10 the Dalles
The Indian traditions indicate immense
movements Of the mountains hereabouts,
long before white men came to Oregon; and
the early settlers, immigrants, many OF them
from New England, gave the above de-
scribed mountainous ridge the name OF
''traveling mountain" or "sliding noun
tain"
In It's forward and downward movement
the forests along the base Of the ridge have
become submerged in the river. Large tree
stubs can be seen standing deep in the water
on this shore. The railway engineers and
the track men find that the line Of the rail-
road which skirts the foot Of the mountain
is being continually forced out Of place. At
certain points the roadbed and rails have
been pushed eight or ten feet out OF line in
the course OF O few years.
The mountain is manifestly moving upon
the river and geologists attribute this
strange phenomenon TO the fact that the
basalt which constitutes the bulk OF the
mountain rests on substratum OF con-
glomerate, or the soft sandstone, which the
deep, swift current Of the mighty river Is
wearing away; or that this softer subrock
is Of itself yielding, at great depths, TO the
enormous weight Of the harder material
above IL
A ship canal and series Of very expen
siye locks for facilitating navigation on the
Columbia have been determined on at the
Cascades abreast Of this ridge, and large
appropriations Of money from the national
treasury have been made for the work by
Congress. II remains TO be seen how
''traveling mountain will affect the heavy
masonry Of these structures. Chicago
Herald.