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used for tanning the air, q necessary pre-
caution for cooling down the hot balls. I
have been assured that player who fails to
strike the ball three times is 'out on strikes,
which be hasn't struck, with bat that is
not bat, but a club with holes in it.
SIN like contradictory manner the ball
which has wings has been known to 60
over the fence with all sails set, while the
players who have no wings, are often caught
out on a fy.
81 make no attempt to translate this Gu
rious language, trusting to Your Highness'
wisdom to discover the hidden meaning of
this curious peoples talk. In addition to
the nine players and the managers, each
team is provided with 'hoodoo' and a
mascot The former is used in case of fail
ure, the latter only when victorious. They
have no salaries, but sometimes live ct free
quarters with the umpires, to whom they
are greatly attached.
Sometimes the crowd, who cheerfully
pay a sum equal to my weekly salary Tor
the liberty to be roasted or frozen ON the
unshaded seats around the field, while the
players are amusing themselves, take the
direction of the game into their own hands,
and will desire that balloon be used in
stead of q ball, but Mic Yung, the chief
mandarin, with assistant mandarins So Den
Ko Nant and Bill Lings, has not yet graft
ueQ tnelr suDgects-
CAUSE OF cRANKINEss.
''This is the reason why people get mad
and insist on executing a player. In cases
of extremity some of these costly performers
commit hari-kari by means of sacrifice hits,
and, il especially bad playing, are forced to
die at first
"The pitchers (who do not pitch) are very
costly, but fagile. This curious people have
a prnverh which saws that thew often oo tn
the we'll"
''More often to the bad, ventured to re-
mark, and Hong Ho smiled and said, ''Velly
much tlue.'"
"'But are broken at last, as well as at
first. second and third, and when they are
much broken, they ride the Charley horse
till they are better.
"The immortality Of the game is shown by
the fact that, as in the Kwangfcheon period,
il develops cranks, chronic kickcrs snd other
forms of savagery. The catcher has to be
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when man Is anxious to do things Tor one.
Instead it is only wearing to death. Touchy
was much nicer when he let me more
alone"
"But he cares more for you nowp'
"Of course. Oh! love stories are frauds.
Now that he cares for me I must do as he
says or be bullied. I'm dragged out for
long walks when I'm tired. He takes my
money and sends It to the bank, when I
don't want to save it at all. He makes me
eat bread and cheese alone in my room,
after the theater, because he says ! can't
afford restaurant, and that it's improper
for people to come 50 late to my room. I
might stand it If cared for Touchy, but I
don't. Obi man who likes you better
than you like him Is very wearing. No
body knows but one who goes through it."
$50 you have been through it?'' Mr.. Ned
questioned dryIy.
I hastened to explain: "Not very much.
No one has cared really for me. They have
Just thought they did enough to bother me.
Bennie Shine last year, for instance. He
was funny enough to tell Of, and 1t will show
you what mean.
"He played my lover Suddenly he took
to staring at me fxedly. Then he began do
ing things for me-rushed for my mail,
fought for my bag, buttoned my oyershoes,
took me to the theater and back till pro-
tested that did not want to bother him.
He began to cry-he was very young-and
said nothing done for me was bother. I
thought him homesick, and I patted his
Then and there he grabbed my hand, shout
ing, 'Ohi would it7' 'Ohi would what2'
said /. Atthat he talkeds hundred words e
minute. Ny hair stood straight--no one
had ever been in love with me before, and !
thought it awful tried to talk as fast as
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s-o.s ~, 7 onen,d the door,
Touchy stood digging noIe In = pos' 'ne'
supported the stage. l said meeKly:
dYou'n have the stage down on US.
He was in q furious temper ana turned
round with jerk. Ia :. .I on,v
Don't be funny" said ne. on!y
waited because have something serious 70
say"
~s'For heavens saker said I.
"What would you have done had gone
and left you?" Touchy asked severely;
/ heard Nibbs, our PROPS. WnisSing,
and promptly returned. ASKED NlDDs
to take me, or-or gone alone.
Touchy brought his hst down on my
table. s"That's just 1t. II you sninn IN u
standing around to do things ior you pc
cause others are not there, you are mistaken;
What you want done in this company IN
do. The sooner you understand II the
better. That or nothing" y
Did ever one hear such impudenceI l
stamped my foot and made more NOISE sa man
his fist had, and said empnasicaiiy' men,
Mr.. Gerald Touch, its nothlngl won
have you, or any one, taxing upon nlmseu
to do everything for me. You maven
done very much, goodness knows, and you
were not asked to do that; ana II gives you
no right to bully me. can Jake cafe VI
myself "
"All right" said Touchy, with loraIy
sweep of his hand, and he put on ms nat
and strobe toward the back door. ~,
''Gerald Touchp' cried, are you oelo-
erately going TO leave me when II $3.50
slippery"
''Miss Katie Tempest has refused my as
sistance and is, knocking me, at liberty TO
take care OF herself.
you're brute" said stormily.
Touchy considered moment ana tnen
said: 81 won't be mean: Come along.
But after this" He made gesture that
was cross between washing his hands OF
me and expressing utter conteuPs Ioi NC
Only the thought of slippery pave pre-
vented my ordering MN nome, Wnen
voice sung out from the back room: Don't
60 with him, Katie; III take care OF you.
"Ohi thank you'll shouted back.
Touchy jammed his hat over hls eyes and
slammed himself out.
sat down on barrel OF naiis ana waited
for Mr.. Straight. or Mr.; Neo, as Always
called him. Mr.. Straight was 50 formal,
yet being older than the boys and married,
it didn't seem just right to say Ned. .
II there Is tneater IN !ne country INA: -
hole OF place it is this one In oinein-
matt. The dressing rooms are down ceiiarl
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unbearable that to conciliate him 1 asked
for some of it. It was very bad. Touchy
thought he made lovely tea.
"Good ?" he asked, beamiDg.
'I never before tasted anything like it"
said ], with hastv enthusiasm.
Diggers was the sort of fellow who never
notices thing at the time. Long after,
when gayety was at its height he leaned
over and said in loud stage whisper:
THAT was an awful good thing you said
about Touchy's tea" Diggers was always
getting me into trouble that way.
We made lots OF noise and ate enough
cheese to kill regiment. Then Diggers
began telling stories in his dry fashion, and
we laughed till we could eat no more. One
story Mr.. Ned stopped in the middle Of,
glancing at me. "Quite right" said
fouchy, testify; "put her in the closet"
So into the closet I went till the story
closed with shouts of laughter.
Ahi it was all so pleasant When re-
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letter already noticed; and there were oc-
casional lapses into pigeon-English, which
it is not necessary to closely follow:
''To the illustrious High Mandarin, Kwong
Wee, lord of the three peacock's feathers;
philosopher Of the yellow robe, and noble
possessor OF the golden button; press GEN.
sor and promoter of public morals:
"Your slave bows three times in the dust,
and humbly begs permission to stand where
your illustrious shadow may fall upon him
on the occasion OF his return to the Flowery
Land, of which Your Highness is so distin-
guished an ornament
"Ain't that rather cheap talk?" said L
1t vexed my republican soul to hear such
adulation.
"Don't cost much; pays belly well, said
Hang Ho promptly; "allee ssmee Congles-
sional candidate to vota' at lection time"
"Your slave presumes to write you from
this land of darkness, relying on your in
6uIgence. The people who here sit de-
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membered how awful the lonely evening
might have been, I blessed Diggers and
Mr.. Ned and Touchy for the three nicess
men in the world.
Eating over, we piled the dishes In tho
hallway, as the waiter girl who had
"sneaked" things for rs had directedj and I
cleared the table of the crumbs for poker.
Touchy never let me play. It sngered him
if lost and 1t angered him If ! won, but
he didn't mind my holding the bank, 80 I
sat by Mr.. Ned with the box of chips in my
lap. Touchy, on the other side Of me, kept
winning. I was very happy. Il was all
30 cheerful; and, since was rather useful
lighting matches for cigars, picking up
stray chips and 80 on, and since 1 kept
very quiet, they were all more than usually
gentle to me. Presently Touchy declared
be lost whenever arose, 20 I had to sit
quite still. Then the interest Of the game
grew and they forgot all about me. Smoke
thickened. There was no sound but the
click of chips and muttered words OF the
game. got more and more tired, but
dared not move because Of Touchy's luck.
Presently got 30 stupid couldn't tell
white chip from a blue one. Touchy
shouted at me, but Mr.. Ned said, shortly:
"Shut up, Gerald; she's tired" looked
thanks and stood dizzily. 1t was very late.
"!f you don't mind" said L TN say
good night.
I shook hands with Mr.. Ned, but didn't
bother Diggers, since he had not looked up.
Touchy hauled me down by my wrist, and
kissed the top of my head, at the same time
blaming me for having dropped some chips.
At the door turned and said:
THANK you for such pleasant evening"
They were at the game again, and no one
noticed but Mr.. Ned, who looked up and
nodded. As started down the dark hall
way, Touchy tore after me.
dHow's your hand ?" he said grufiy.
''It wasn't scalded much" returned
guiltily.
"Yod made such fuss-I-" and
Touchy jerked my head back by sudden
lift of my chin, and beaming as only
Touchy could, said irrelevantiy: Katie,
you're nice girl p
The sudden jerk made me bite the inside
Of my cheek. stood rubbing nv face and
said mournfully: Nobody would suspect
you thought so, Touchy."
"well," returned he, airily, sit won't do
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liked it very much, but disliKed to take
advantage OF his generosity. Besides, I
didn't know Chinese and couldn't read it if
I had been ever so willing.
"Mr Hang Ho," said at length, ''it is
unbecoming an American citizen to be less
generous than Chinese gentleman. Per-
init me, therefore, the pleasure Of hearing
you read your own manuscript"
HANG hos OFFICIAL REPORT.
Hang Ho evidently appreciated my court
esy. He winked vigorously, put his little
feet ND on the table-"allee samee Yankee. !"
said he-placed his brushes aside. and, un-
rolling the cylinder BY the simple process Of
kicking it of the table, gathered in II, 600
gan reading or rather translsting the docu-
ment he had the usual difficulty with the
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A MELANCHOLY OCCUPATION.

Drawing Original Designs nc Home for
CONN Furniture.
From the London Figaro.l
Do you know any melancholy maiden
with Q ready pencil who has bad "disap-
pointment in love-" and would like to in
dulge in an occupation suited to lugubri-
Gus mind7 If you do, ask her if sbe saw
the following in one of the dailies last
week: "a lady wanted to draw, at home,
original designs for coffin furniture" The
unkindest cut of all is in suggesting that
the work should be done at home. Such
nice, cheerful drawings for tired husband
to see on the table upon his return, and
enough to make a father regret that bis
daughter had ever learned to sketch at all.
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tion. ''See Duff Fie iii high; get ball on
light field fence?"
Hang Ho took two or three frantic
rushes around the room, and finally leaped
upward to catch an imaginary ball near the
ceiling, holding up his hand high in the
air, ss if for the approval of the pavilion.
'swhat you call him? Big catch, hy
highl WhoopI Clsppee handsi hullah like
madT''
''See me steal basel Watch pitcher (why
you call him pitch who thlow alice time?)-
off my base ten feetee see? Catch pitchers
eye-slip back mighty quickee-see ball go
-Lun like hully-up wagon after dolla
dlunkP'
Hang Hos idea of running like q "hurry-
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A Mean Trick.

Omaha lWorld.1
Mrs. Figg-John, there's . long red hair
on your shoulder. And your sleeve is ripped,
too. 80
Mr.. Figg-Yes. I put the hair on there,
myself SO you'd notice the ripped place.
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CHAPTER I.
AFTER THE PLAY.

0UCHY pounded on
my dressing room
door and shouted:
"Are you ready?"
l. "No, I'm not"
n said I. tr
n knew I had been
= long getting my
makeup of, but a
rough soubrette part
s so much paint.
How long do you think
going to wait for you?''
,hy shouted again.
answered shortly: "You
mt another minute. No
asked you, anyhow"
lad silence fell. I grew
Gus. 1t was late and
..rnn the icv walks. As
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MR.. HO ON BASEBALL.
An Ambassador From the Flowery
Kingdom Tells What He Thinks Of
OUR GREAT NATIONAL GAME.
He Writes to the Regulator of Morals,
Warning His COuntrymen
AGAINST THE EVILS OF THE SPORT

rwErrrrN FOR THE D1spArcH.I
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struggling to us with that precious burden,
through the treacherous snow, and with the
winds wolfish teeth at their throats. Brave
boysl How prayed they wouldn't put q
foot in a hole and spill anything. When /
was perfectly sure what it was they bore be-
tween them, said in weak voice, culver
ing, however, with emotion:
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FRATERNAL ORDERS.

MONTEZUMA LODGE, No /, A. +. 4 A.
N. Meets on the first Monday Of each month
c, +. Easley, W. NJ; Henry NJ Davis, Secretary
SANTA FEE CHAPTER, No. /, X. A.
Masons. Meets on the second Monday of each
mouth, W. ). Harroun, II. p; Henry NJ. Davis
1ccrct8r'
SANTA TE COMMANDERY, No. /,
Knights remJlar Me- e on the fourth Nonda!
of each mouth. Z. L Bartlett, +. G.; 7. II. Kuhn,
Recorder
SANTA FE LODGE OF PERFECTION,
NO l, lith degree A. \. $. X. Meets ON the third
Monday OF each month. Max. Frost, V. NJ
CENTENNIAL ESCA MPMENT,I o. o. #.
Meets second aud fourh Tuesdays Max Frost,
q. F.; + II. Kuhn, Scribe.
PARADISE LODGE, No. ., l. o. 0. F.
Meets every Thursday evening. Chss G. Probst,
~ g.: Jas. +. Newhsll, Secretary.
AZTLAN LODGE, No. 3, I. 0. o. F.
Meets every Friday night. J, l.. Van Arsdale, n.
g.: ), q. Reed, Secretary.
SANTA FE LODGE, No. 2, X. of P. Meets
first and rd Wednesdays. +. Ii. Metcalf, G. c.;
&. II, Gregg, X. OF X. and s.
GERMASlA LODGE, No. s. X. OF p.
Meets second and fourth Tuesdays. A, Windsor,
6. c.; +. &. Mcfarland, X. Of X. and 5.
NEW MEXICO DIVISION, No. !, Uniform
Rank X. OF 7. Meets first Wednesday in each
month. f. L. Bartlett, Captain; 4. NJ. Dettlebach,
Recorder,
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA.
Meets second Thursday in the month. Atanacio
Romero, President; Geo. Ortiz, secretary; &. NJ.
Creamer, Treasurer.
SANTA LODGE, No. 1851, G. U. Q. O. F.
Meets first and third Thursdays. 2. W. Moore,
\. e.; W. w. Tate, secretary.
GOLDEN LODGE, No. 3, A. o. =. W.
Meets every second and fourth Wednesdays. W.
&. Iiarroun, Master Workman: II. Lindheim,
Recorder.
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General freight and ticket office under the
Capital Hotel, corner Of plaza, where all infor-
nation relative to through freight and ticket
ratee will be cheerfully given aud through tick
cts sold. Through Pullman sIeepcrs between
Alamosa and Denver and Pueblo, Leadville and
Ogden. berhs secured by telegraph.
CHAS JOHNSON. Gen. Supt.
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TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
,Chaana is building up rapidly.

,Chatna is building up rapidly.
Las Cruces clamors for q live military
company.
H. n. Jafla and wife, oil Albuquerque,
have gone to Europe.
=" Joseph Dixon is once more installed as
editor Of the Optic. He is welcome to
: New Mexico.
A new church is to be erected in
Caracas acre of he'll" an albuquerque
suburban resort.
F. &. Pratt, OF Albuquerque, construct
ed the model Gi a pump which he pro-
poses having patsnted.
Hon. J. S. Eddy, it is understood, will
be assistant district attorney and will
have entire charge of the business OF So
zorro county.
A portrait OF Henry B. Clifford a min
in en- .ineer not unknown in these parts,
appeared in recent number of the New
York Graphic,
j. w. McMullen, OF Magdalena, has
b@n appointed cotinty commissioner for
Soaorro by Gov. Ross, in the place OF j..
Al. Tyler, resigned.
Allan H. Macdonald left for Hillsboro
Yesterday. lie says it keeps man on
the lump 10 run Democratic paper three
DAYS in, The week at Las Cruces, and Il
Republican sheet at llillsboro the other
three days.--Cruces News.
Judge Whiteman requests us to correct
the statement contained in the short
sketch of his life published i'll our yester-
dat's ISSUE. whereinit states that he was
promoted to be major. lie received
promotion in regiment OF colored troops
lust before the close of the war, but not
the rank OF major.-Democrat.
An Alhuquerquean thought he had the
$5) 900 reward for Tas OFT dead to rights
the other. day, but failure OH the part OF
the Pinkertons to respond to his telegram
for a full description OF the alleged muir
derer OF Smell caused his high hopes to
vanish into thin air. He sent the mes
sage C, o. D. and the agency refused to
accept it.
The wife of Tomas Alvilar, OF Mesilla,
has mysteriously disappeared. She left
home "Wednesday morning Tor the sup
posed purpose OF going to church, and
has not been seen since by amy of her
Mesila friends. Her husband was
AWAY III Tie tllltJ hutl ilC iuh iaiitt
to provide for her support it is thought
that she las. gone with landsomer
man" Il. McCuistion, Of Socorro, has
also disappeared.
DR.. Bowman brought in, and showed
the editor OF this paper, last Monday,
some OF the finest specimens OF copper
and silver ore that we have seen in this
territory. The specimens were taken
from new find that is just being opened
up in Coyote. The specimen assayed s.
per cent copper, and it come from depth
Of only 2o-feet from the surface. rs This
claim promises to, be the best in the Quad
aluplta distri,t.-Mora Democrat
A copy OF the charter OF the S. L.
Davidson Mortgage company, OF Wichita
Kas., was fled yesterday with the pro-
:: bate clerk. Also resolu ions establishing
the headquarters OF the company fol
operations in New Mexico at Las Cruces
:. i. Woolard, OF Gardt II City, Kas., will
represent the company rs agent. The
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PROPOSALS
For Army transportation.

Headquarters Department OF Arizona,
Office Chief Quartermaster, Los Angeles,
Call, March 70, 1SS9.-Sealed proposals,
will be received at this Office until II
o'clock, a. M, Monday, April %, 1889,
and opened Immediately thereafter in the
presence OF bidders, for transportation,
by wagon, of military supplies during the
fiscal year ending June 81, 1890, on routes
in the department Of Arizona, rs fol-
lows: Route No. From Whipple Bar
racks, A.. T., to Fort Verde, A. r..
Route No. 2.-From such shipping point
on the line OF the Maricopa Il Phoenix
Railroad rs the bilder may elect to Fort
Mcdowell, A. T. Route No. 3.-From
such shipping point on the line OF the
$. +. R.R. as the bidder may elect to
Fort Bowie, A. T. Route No. 4.-From
such shipping point on the line oIthe S.
p. r. r. as the bidder may elect to Forts
Grant and Thomas and San Carlos, A. I. :;
also from Fort Grant to Fort Thomas, and
from Fort Grant to San Carlos, and from
Fort Thomas to San Carlos, A. r. Route
No. 5.--From Hob rock, A. T., to Fort
Apache, A. 7. Route No. 6.-From Tue
son, A. T., to Fort Lowell, A. T. Route
No From Huachuca Station or BEN
son, A. T., TO Fort Huachuca, A. T.
Route No. S.--From such shipping point
on the line of the A.. r. & s. +. II. r. as
the hidder.may elect TO Fo,t Stanton, N.
NJ. Route No. 0.-From Watrous, n. VI.
to Fort Union, n. NJ. Route No. TO-
From Wlngate Station, n. NJ, to Fort
Wingate, n. NJ. Route No. ll.-From
Silver City, N. NJ, to Fort Bayard, N. NJ.
Route No. l2.-From Railroad Station at
Santa Fe, N. NJ, to Fort Marcy, N.
Specifications, general Instructions to bid
ders and blank forms ofproposal will he
furnished OH application to this office, or
to the Assistant Quartermaster, at Tucson,
a. T., or Santa Fe, n. NJ AS. KtMBALL,
Quarternaster L. s. A., Chief Quarter.
master.
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Old papers, clean and whole, for car.
PETS at this office, SG$GE5 IA.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CIT RCu.-Lowel
San Francisco st. KEY. 0. j. Moore
Pastor, residence next the church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.--G st. Rev.
George q. Smith, Pastor, residence Clar-
endon Gardens.
Church OF THE HoLY FAITH (Epis-
copaD. Upper Palace Avenue. Rev.
Edward W. Meany, 3. A. (Oxon), resi-
dence Cathedral st.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.--Near the
University. Rev. f. Lyman Hood, Pas
tor, residence Galjsteo road.
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Pilesi Pilesl itching PILES.

ymptoms-moisture intense itching
and singing; most at night; worse by
scratching. If allowed to continue tunors
form, which often bleed and ulcerate, be
coming very sore. Swayne's Ointment
stops the itching and bleeding. heals
liberation, and in most cases removes
the tumors. At druggists, or by mail, 30
cents. Or. Swavne IL Son, Philadelphia.
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The board reserves the right to re sctthe whole
or any part of any bid received. srrfcrrnrn win
be given TO PARTICLES Of domestic Production, con.
ditions OF price and quality being eqIal.
Each proposal must be accompanied bv n good
faithful performance Of thecontract, tpeci1cn.
tions and general Instructions Will be furnished
on application to this office.
ANTONIO ORTIZ Y SALAzAn, Presidaut,
y ALFRED HINoyos, Secretary. = - :" -