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That Ache i'm the Back.

An Albany physician, says contem-
porary, declares that Americans suffer
more generally from Bright's disease
and nervous diseases than any other
people, and he says that the reason is
that Americans. sit down so persist
emily at their work. He says: "Amer-
leans are the greatest sitters / ever
knew. While Englishmen, Germans,
and Frenchmen walk and exercise, an
American business man will go to his
office, take his seat in his chair, and
sit there all day without giving any
relief to the tension of the muscles of
the back The result is that those
muscles surrounding the kidneys be-
come soft and fabby. They lose their
vitality. The kidneys themselves soon
become weak and debilitated. If
Americans would exercise more, if they
would stand at their desks, rather than
sit, we would hear less of Bright's dis
ease. knew of New York man who
had suffered for some years from nerv-
Gus prostration until it was recon-
mended to him that he have q desk at
which he could stand to do his work.
Within a year he was one of the
healthiest men You ever saw. His
dyspepsia and kidney trouble had dis
appeared, and he had an appetite like
a IIlyar
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ing it and comparing it with the surround
ing land of the United States, coupled
with a history of the country. The
Mexican United States boundary as set
tied by the Mexican war roughly speak
ing followed the line of the Southern
Pacific Railroad as now constructed and
the so-called Gadsden purchase from
Mexico of few years later fixed the
boundary as we now see it, giving us anar-
row sabulous strip of Mexican territory, but
a definite boundary easily fixed by surveys.
The Mexicans were on the ground and
knew just what they were doing when
they arranged for selling US this narrow
strip, while as usual We did everything
from Washington, and knew just about as
little concerning it as we possibly could
and be sure that we were purchasing a
part of Mexico and not side-w wheel
steamer. The diplomats of our country
ut Washington may be all Sackyille- Vests
in astuteness. but in the Gadsden pur-
chase they got left so Far behind that they
have never yet been able TO see how badly
they were handled in the bargain.
As our people travel along the line of
the Southern Pacific Railroad through it's
arid waste of sun and sunshine, they can
little realize the beautiful country of the
Northern Sonora and Chihuahua that lies
so close to them TO the south ward. And vet
some of this seemingly arid land in South
ern New Mexico and Arizona is destined
to become of far more value than its pres
ent looks would indicate. Anglo Saxon
energy is converting little patches here
and there into fertile spots and these are
spreading and becoming more numerous.
All of it is fine for cattle grazing, and
these little GASES, so to speak. make CEN
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ters of crystalllzlng civilization which
render the country for miles around valu-
able for this important industry, and
when these boundaries begin to overlap
each other, all of our great Southwest
will have been rendered useful for some
thing
The person who believes that New
Mexico will not eventually become one of
the finest States in our Union Is the same
who put Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas in
the eat American desert decade or two
ago, aud who will forever believe that
the forty resonant anarchists in the
big cities are going to overthrow the Uni
ted States Government.
There is still ano her physical feature
of at least Northern Mexico that / have
never seen dwclt upon even in the num-
erous physical Biographies that are now
extant, and ii is well worth explaining
Books innumerable have spoken of the
TERRA caliente, or low hot lands near the
coast; the TERRA templada, or tempera, o
lands on the interior plateaus, whore we
are now basking by the way; and the
TERRA fra, or cold lands of the mountains
and higher plateaus; and these sub
divisions are really as good as explaining
Mexican climate, but they give us
but littlo idea of the country's
surface itself beyond that of
altitude, and even less regarding
it's resources and adaptahilty TO the wants
of man. The TERRA caliente, or hot lands
OF the coast, are out of the question as
habrtaiions for white men from the United
States, but the terra tenn lada and ezra
fra, as every one knows familiar with
chmstodngy at all, give US the finest
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Trouble with an Editor.

Stranger-So you have no paper in
this town?
.Native-No, sir. We did have one
once, but it wasn't run right, and we
was glad to get rid of it.
"What was the matter?"
wall, in the fust place, the editer
didn't alters treat folks right. He'd
call one gal young and handsome, and
slurringly refer to another gal just as
pretty, leavin' it ter be inferred she
wasn't pretty enough ter be called
handsome, and she might be as old as
Methuse-lah Wall, that made trouble,
an arter that, when Farmer Hayseed
and Farmer Fallow both left the same
sort of stuff on his table, he gave Fail
low two lines more than the other"
yes"
wall, things kept gittin' wuss and
wuss, until Gineral Oldham up on the
hill died, and got half column obitu-
airy notice, all about the Mexican war
and things, while my Uncle Jake, just
as good man, who never left the
farm. but tended to his duties like a
Christian, an was a pillar in the
church, got only q quarter of column.
You better believe, me an my friends
felt hurt"
Il suppose so"
wall, we begun inquiring around
about this editer, and we discovered
that while he was chargin' us fer every
little two-line advertisement we put in,
he was printin' hull colpmn about his
Job office fer nothing. That raised a
breeze, L tell you"
mo doubt"
after that things como tor a head.
The Teller commenced stoppin' the pa
per on them wat didn't pay their sub
rscriptions. Then we rose in our might
an druv him out o. town. "-NeiU York
VeeEIu.
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climate in the world, as do all elevated
plateaus In sub-tropical countries. But
these elevated plaieaus. or different por-
lions OF them. are not alike in resources,
and their variations are simply the varia-
tions in the water. The backbone ridge
of mountains of Northern Mexico is the
Sierra Madre, or Mother Mountains, for
from them all other ridges and spurs seem
TO emanate. From their upper crests, as
with all other mountains in the world,
spring innumerable rivulets and creeks.
which, uniting, form rivers. But nearly
everywhere else these rivers increase in
size by the addition Of the waters of
other rivers until they reach the sea.
Not so with the Mexican rivers of this
locality. Shortly after they have left the
mountains and reached the foothills they
receive no accretions from other sources,
and after flowing from fifty TO one hun
bred miles they sink under the ground.
These sinks" are usually large lakes, and
a map of the country would make one be-
lieve that the rivers are emptying into
large inland lakes, when in reality they
are sinking under ground to reappear in
the holland country as the heads of riv-
ers. Now all the country between the
Sierra Madre Mountains and the sinks"
OF at least all the valley country can be
readily irrigated by the perennial water
that flows this far; the rivers are fringed
with trees, and the grass is in excellent
condit on. while beyond or east OF the
"sinks" the plains are treeless, the soil
arid, aud the prospect cheered by compar-
ison.
The first lake we came to in Mexico was
Laguna Las Palomas, just beyond the
boundary few miles. II is. fhink, the
sink" of the Mimbres River. which as a
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collie epidemics could be disinfected with
powder and hemp.
The way the Las Palomas Mountains
have of rising sheer out Of level coun-
try is quite common in this region. plainly
showing that the mountains once rose
from great sea that washed their bases,
and When il receded with the uplifting
of this region it left the level plain to
show where it's fiat bottom had been icons
before. A fine example Of this is seen in
the mountains called Tres Hermanas (The
Three Sisters), very near the boundary
line and but few miles from the wagon
road leading from Deming to Las Pafomas
in old Mexico. They are tho subject or IL
lustration, as taken by our artist on the
spot"
Sometime a single peak just gets It's
head above he level plain 10y few hun
dred feet, while in others great ranges
extend for miles, their tops covered with
snow in the winter months. However
long the range may DO, there is always
that level plain between IL and the next
range. A railrond has but little trouble
so far rs the grade is concerned in getting
thr, ugh this country. They may have TO
wind like the map OK q corkscrew in get
ting around che projecting hills and
mo ntains, but 10 the constructors are
lavish with rails and ties. and don't mind
mileage, the grade is as simple as build
ing on floor; in fact il Is the floor of an
old inland ocean.
The profile view Of many of these ranges
and isoiated peaks gives some very gro
tesque a. we'll az pIctu esque views, and
the Imaginative people Of the Southwest
fancy they see many silhouette designs In
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The most southerly peak of the Florida
range had quite we'll defined face up
turned TO the sky that to my Imagination
looked more like the we'll known face Of
Benjamin Franklin than any of natures
sculpturing so often portrayed in many
mountains when helped by the fancy Of
man. There is only one difference in this
case and thar of the others, and that is in
the fact that where the average traveller
thinks he sees Napoleon's face. for in
stance, he draws very good profile Of the
great Corsican, surrounds it with few
ragged lines, and then springs it on an un-
suspecting public as q new dis covery in
Alpine profiles, while in this case the
artist of the expedition in pronounced
discord with my imagination, has drawn
faithfully to nature, and the resulting
picture looks about as much like Frank
Inns face as it does like the lightning rod
that Franklin is said 10 have discovered.
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front hall is 9x11 feet. Upstairs the
front bedrooms are f3x13, 10tx13,
another 12x12, and still another 11x10.
According to styles wanted, range will
cost SIS to $50; heater, from $50 to
5000. Blinds Uncluding fixtures and
painting will cost from So to $3.50 per
pair.
A FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLAR HOUSE.
The second design shows a very neat
and cosy cottage that can be built for
about 81 800. It is 22x30 feet in size
The first story is oapboarded; second
story, shingles; gable, shingles; roof,
shingles. Interior finished throughout
with soft woods. No cellar is provided,
in order to keep the cost down. A Gel
lar under the whole house, with brick or
stone walls, would add to cost about
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CuriOsities or Law.

Meek-looking Gent - Whats the
matter, my good man? p
Irate Stranger-"Fm going to have
that woman arrested. She inveigled a
dollar out of me on false pretenses.
"Con you arrest a woman for that p
ayes, street"
my my! Law is a curious thing.
Why, a regular fury OF woman in
weighed me into marrying her by false
pretenses-pretended she was IN angel
and the law not only won't let me ar
rest her, but makes me support her. y
-Ne1 York Weekly.
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have out-worn the basque or polonaise,
and will give the needed touch of color to
other skirts of mnll and muslin later in
the summer.
Hats for children differ but little from
the broad brimmed styles that have been
in fash on for several years, and are
trimmed with long ribbons, soft scarfs, or
rosettes Hats for misses are extremely
simple. of fancy straw trimmed with
grasses, buttercups and daisies, or with
ribbons alone. The turban, with velvet
trim and scarf of crepe, will be the most
nonnlar fancy
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American Hurry.

The great danger of the American
people is the rush and hurry at which
they go through life. Generation after
generation is becoming more nervous
and restless, and as a consequence the
hold on life grows Trailer and more
easily broken. Every year great men
drop suddenly and unexpectedly out of
the ranks, just when they should be in
the prime of physical and mental vigor.
The old adage, Better to wear out
than to rust out, is being lived up to
so faithfully that everybody wears out,
and those who last longest are only
those who happen to be made of strong
est material.
Even the language of the day shows
that it has yielded TO the rush and hurry
of the times, and many words have be-
come undistinguishable in the wild up
roar. The stately, respectable old
omnibus is as much thing of the past
as powdered hair and kneebuckles.
Truly, The old order changes,
yielding place to new" The sweet
perfumed love-letter of old days is al
most obsolete, and the lover writes to
the object of his affection with type
writer, while she phones back her ten
der reply.
But these things only indicate the
rapid rate at which the American peo-
pie live, and show that instead of pre-
serving the vital energies they are
daily wasting them more and more.
These things are never done with i'm
punity. Nature has her revenge, and
we read of it every day in the break
down of men and women who have
worn themselves out in their wild pur
suit after business or pleasure, or fame
or any other phantom.
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500. A small cellar, say under and
about the size of the dining room,
would cost $40 The small room marked
Bathroom may be used as bath
room, sewing room, large closet, or
as an alcove for the bedroom which it
adioins. No tub, fixtures or plumb
ing are specified, nor are they included
in the estimate. A tub with cold
water supply would cost about $50.
A tub with hot and cold water supply
would cost about 500. The plans
utilize every inch of space to the best
advantage. 1t will be noticed that the
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finished in the attic. Cellar I'M
der the main house. Not excavated
under the kitchen part. Size of struc-
ture: Front, 20 feet; side, not includ-
ing porch, 43 feet Height of stories:
Cellar, feet inches; first story, .
feet; second story, s feet 6 inches.
Materials Foundation, stone and
brick walls; first story, clapboards;
second story, shingles gables, shingles
and paneling; roof, shingles.
The size of the parlor is 13x15 feet;
the library, 10x12; the dining room,
15x13; and the kitchen, 12x15. The
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inches In width, defined with cord OF tin
sci and rose.
A little coat for child Of 6, of crosn
broadcloth. had q full knife-plaited cape.
with v-shaped yoke. trimmed with five
rows of old-rose braid. turned-over COZ
lar. also trimmed with the braid. and =
plated skirt.
One of old rose and o cape covered with
a rich pattern of white broadcloth, appli-
qued in white braid and fine gold thread.
the waist and cuffs pretiiiy shocked in
the woven border In shades Of red appear
ing in the cape. With this was worn tie
of embroidered white null, to be knotted
at the neck in huge bows that are now a
striking feature in children's toilettes.
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the crests of the mountains. Faces seem
to predominant. and especially Montezu-
mas face is quite lavishly distributed over
this region. / think can recall half
dozen Of them in tho Southwest since I
first visited here in 1867. This unfortu-
nate Aztec monarch must have had very
rocky looking face, or his descendants
must have thought exceedingly we'll Of
him to sculpture him SO often, even in
fancy, upon the mountain crests.
l went into n little face making bust
ness of my own SO as to keep along in the
custom of the country while / was here.
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sent herewith the first Of his letters
descriptive of the country which he is ex-
ploring
To one who will take the pains to look
at a map of this portion of Mexico it will
be seen that it projects into the United
States some distance beyond the average
northern boundry, the Rio Grande being
to our east and an Offset" as we would
say, in surveying being to our west, this
offset" running north and south. This
fiat peninsula projecting into our own
country can be better understood 10y visit
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are similarly connected. The pantry
has dresser, shelves and drawers.
There is large store pantry off the
kitchen. There are open fire-plsces IN
the parlor and the dining-room. Three
bedrooms of good size on the second
floor, and a bathroom. Two of the
bedrooms have connection with the
chimney. The bathroom water-ripes
are placed at the side of the kitchen
chimney. This insures the pipes
against freezing. The chimney keeps
the bathroom warm and COM
Portable. A servants room is
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artist of the expedition, has given good
sketch of the southern end of the great
lake with the mountains beyond. All of
the country around is quite level, and land
by the millions of acres can here be irri-
gated by this enormous water supply.
This was "favorite stamping ground"
of the more warlike bands of the Apache
Indians but few years ago, the water and
grass for their ponies and the game for
themselves making it their veritable Gar
den of Eden; SO settlement was out OF the
question until these propagators of lead
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river lies wholly in the United States in
the southwestern portion of New Mexico.
1t sinks, however, before it crosses the
boundary, and reappears in sixty to seven
ty-iye huge springs in Mexico (any one
of which would be worth $50. coo to S25, 900
as water is now sold in Southern Cali
formal, which drain into beautiful lake,
backed by high sierra, the Las Palomas
Mountains, all of which form very
picturesque scene. Mr.. Landau, the
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A PrOy,,lential RAT.

A woman in West Tennessee went
home from church one Sunday i'm
pressed by moving appeal which her
pastor had made in behalf of minis
ter's widow recently left in want with
six children. What could she give to
relieve this case of suffering? She
thought intensely over the matter, and
that night she prayed over it, but no
way of raising the money occurred to
her. The next morning when she
went TO sweep off her doorstep, she
noticed that the earth on one side had
been freshly thrown up, and something
glittering lay in the dirt. 1t was a So
gold piece. During the night a rat
had taken it into his head to dig hole
under the step, and one result of his
labor was the resurrection of that coin.
The woman knew that during the war
her husband had buried his savings, all
in gold coin, under those steps, but he
had dug up Che money after the war
was over, and evidently supposed that
he had recovered the whole. 1t
Seemed that he was mistaken. And
Apw his widow was not slow TO follow
tlAe hint given her by the burrowing
ratA She moved the steps, and, after
q Through search, succeeded in finding
$40. Regarding this money as direct
gift y pm heaven, she sent it all to the
suffering family.-Boston Transcript.
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HE latest work
unde rtak Q N by
Lieut.. Frederick
Schwatka, the in
trepid Arctic ex-
plorer. is an ex-
petition into the
wild and rugged
regions Of Moth
ern Mexico. The
gentleman goe 5
into the land of
the "greasers" as
the special COM
missioner of the
Chi cago Int e y
neeon Wa nra
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ANNE BoLEYN, second wife of Henry
WILL, and mother of Queen Elizabeth,
was beheaded May 10, 1886. less than
four years after her marriage to that
monarch.
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TIME first house
shown in this
- n IDLE can he
erected for $4,000. It
$ an especially com
pac., COM vl.~n. atid
attractive house. The
hall, 81 feet wide.
communicates W j t h
the parlor by double
sliding doors the par
lor and dininn-room
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SCHWATKA IN MEXICO.


Some Interesting Facts Regarding the
Gadsden Purchase and the bargain
Made-A Brief Description of the Sierra
Madre Country - Physical Features of
Mexico.
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NEW ENGLAND manufacturers used
4,000,O00 shoe boxes. costing from
twenty -fve TO fifty cents each, last year.
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HINTS ABOUT BUILDING.
DESIGNS FOR TWO PRETTY LITTLE
DWELLINGS.

Fifteen Hundred Dollar Cottage and =
Twenty five Hundred Dollar House
Some suggestions Regarding Their Con-
struction.
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STYLES FOR THE YOUNG.
WHAT MISSES AND CHILDREN WILL
WEAR THIS SEASON.

Briiliantines I'm Varying Shades 10 lie the
Proper Thing for Girls Garments for the
Children Convenient and Comfortable
Travelling Dresses.
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TIT tinfoil so commonly used to
wrap Neufchatel cheese, chewing gum,
varioYs kinds of candy, and all kinds
of chewing tobacco, is said to be dan
gero4s on account of the lead in it.
Its Use for wrapping articles of food
has bEen forbidden IN Fraoce.
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A Directoire coat
for a girl Of Is was
Of dark blue broad
cloth, with a vest of
fawn color surah,
and, showing above
this, an inner vest
of white G h in a
crepe. The v est
was fastened with
gilt military but
tons, embroidered
in gold, on the out
or garment. These
coats, which a T o
very dressy and be-
coming to young
girls, come In all
shades and in a va
riety of materials.
They nearly cover
the dress, SO that,
put on over the
everyday fro C k,
with fresh gloves
and hat, the wearer
may be ready for
promenade or mat
inee on short no
Itice.
Notifications of
the same effect are
seen in palmer ones
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thick coats and hoods protecting throat and
ears, are as conducive to health as they
are picturesque.
For young girls the soft vests OF silk
which go with all the new dresses give
sufficient fullness to the figure, and are as
loose and easy as their gymnastic suits.
There is no need of corsets to keep the
stiff seams in place, and, arrayed in her
Sunday best, the maid of l6, this season,
might run, row, ride or climb with the ut
most ease and freedom. All this has been
achieved mt no sacrifice of taste, as has
been already stated, for never were fabrics
so beautiful or fashions so modified by art
of that higher order which has been hith-
erto restricted TO a limited province pc
culiarly its own.
Another cheering reflection is that
human beings do not willingly relinquish
anything that tends to their general COM
fort and happiness whom they have once
attained it. In the matter of dress there
is little fear that the old pernicious ideas
will ever again find favor. The contrary
will be the result, and there will be no
retrogression.
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AS with their
elders, children s
dresses vary in
costliness and
elaborateness, and
there is q wi d e
range, from the
simple and the in
expensive to the
. o { h er extreme.
Some of the little
frocks for children
between the ages
of s and 10 are so
pretty and cheap
that it W o Il / d
care ely do to
m ak 9 tn e IN at
home. One of this
kind at Walkers
for O child of 6,
was Of deep blue
cashmere. There
was one row of
brier stitching in