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Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
A Me1icaa sasks story.

The old traveller was Ia the story
telling mood and spun this yarn:
Lying 10 deep ravine In the noun
talns OF Santa Clara county. Cal. 10 the
little village OF New Almadep. So mar
row Is the gulch that only one street Is
possible. aud down the length OF this
ripples stream OF lilnpid water. fresh
from mountain SHOWS. Flowers throng
along the roadsides. and the roses aing
themselves over the sides Of the adobe
houses.
High up on the mountain Is the en-
trance 10 the quicksilver mines, from
which the village takes its name. Up
the keen slope, In the sultry mornings,
the miners take their way In heavy
footed bands, and plunge into the
bowels OF the earth. Beside the quick
silver there are other products Mexi-
can children and rattlesnakes. 1t Is
necessary to sci sharp pointed stones
on the threshold Of each house 70 keep
out the serpents.
''One day Mexican mother sat her
little dHsky daughter on the door. and
went out to bake her bread In the brick
oven. which several oil the neighbors
used in common. She was gone some
time and when she came back she
found her baby surrounded with the
beautiful reptiles beautiful and hide
Gus things which filed the room. Para
lyzed with terror. she could not speak
or move. And the little one was in
ecstacy. II gave vent to little raptur-
ous cries. It's black eyes danced with
happiness. She played with the gilt
tering things. and let them enwrap
her. Not one of them tried to harm
her, They treated her with something
like reverence.
'sAt last. with scream Of despera-
tion. the mother snatchsd up her pro-
testing baby and called for help. The
big miner women drove out the intrad-
ers amid the lamentations of the baby.
And afterward, from childhood TO
maidenhood, this girl could wander at
will through the canyon. without fear
of molestation from any reptile. and
the miners crossed themselves when
they saw her. and said that she bore
charmed life.n
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
A Fellow Good at Figures.

One OF the guests at an uptown stag
dinner recently related an experience
at roulette which he claimed to have
had some years ago. He Is well
known in the city as an entertaining
story teller. He is sometimes mac
curate, but invariably entertaining.
After modestly stating that he rarely
gambled. he said on one occasion he
had carelessly placed dollar on the
number Is on roulette table and
that Is won five times in succession.
his original wager being allowed to
accumulate. All but one Of the diners
accepted the tale aud expressed their
astonishment at the extraordinary oc-
currence. The exception made some
rapid calculations on the back Of the
menu.
Colonel asked the Exception pres
emily. how much did you say you
WOMB
II didn't say" replied the Colonel.
"but 1t was several thousand dollars"
''It must have been several thousand.
at least. said the Exception, pleasant
~. Il think it must have been even
more. You said nothing about the
limit, so / assume that you were allow
ed the unusual privilege Of plzying
without q limit"
Certainly sir; certainly" answered
the Colonel. stoutly, but noticing the
EXCEPTIONS figures with some nervous
ness. Il requested jocularly that the
limit be removed. and the request was
granted"
Very WELL" went on his tornientor.
i''then you probably bankrupta,d the
gambling house. II. as you say. yor
did not take down any Of your wln-
nings. you mast have won mighty
fortune. On the first roll Of the wheel
you won s35, on the second VI ,260. on
the third S44. 100. on the fourth VI. l.543.-
500, and on the fifth &54. 022. 500; quite
satisfactory evenings work. What
did you do with it?'
The diners laughed loud and long.
The Coloners face was very red. Oh"
said he finally. that was only little
pleasantly. ."--N Y. Times.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
In a Japanese mtns.

There are about three hundred hands
employed at the mint OF Yeddo. Japan.
When the men enter in the morning
they are made to divest themselves OF
their own clothes aud put on others be-
longing to the mint. AT the end OF n
days work gong sounds. when the
sonehat curious spectacle is presented
Of 800 men springing from the ground
on which they have been seated. throw
ing oG their clothes. and rushing, q
naked throng. to one end OF the yard.
Here they pass through the following
ordeal In order to prove that they have
no silver on them: Their back hair is
pulled down. and examined. they wash
their bands and hold them up 10 view.
they drink water. and then halo. and
lastly they run to the other end OF the
yard, clearing two or three hurdles on
their way. after which performanee
they are allowed to 80 to their lodg-
iDgs.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
Census Questions in Rhyme.


oees y2af metser.in-iaw liye with you,
,<H efe fop eiephantiasis OF the hexrtf
Y" Sou eFtf hayo fbc meas iutY Are yu,l srr,d
~ huDtlnK weAselsf
~ lou wear yu<f tsegsea In bang OR ,,aytr
svs soe mortgage on your house and
Do ySs gay silI you xcs corn. upon Jour our
D,d yos ever drop nickel IN shss,ot,
q iiy shink ycar bfotter-ln-iaw wiik6s
&rsyoufuhd OF chestDuts7 10 You ever sy,sarf
10 you eat pie with knife OF with an axf
Ane Your molars all your own, or does your
In splrlt when 30 bears you chewing t,,cksf
40 you Ike your sfrioins weii done or iilood
DO yeg put moIssses on your black-eyed peast
: DO you have good luck IN drawing 20 piyirg
10 you really think your srother-in-law Likes
chetses
Did you ever kiss girl at -four o'clockS
Don'tyou tbink that Wagner's music 8 rather
po0rl
Were you quiet-lIke or merry when ia falss
Ds1 you ever slide ur0n cellar duor7
DO you feed your vealfhy relatives on poiaon7
What do you think 0r queries such AS tileho1
stop. s10p-il 20 away. don't kick me so.
pray
Do yoarealIy tlIuk your brother-In-lsw likes
chcesef
.I IN. Y World.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
TIE VANDERBILT CHILDREN.
now rhsy srs Eaacatsa ana rr.la.,


Although all the members OF the
Vanderbilt family entertain on a mag.
niiicent scale. says writer 10 the
Ladies' Home Journal they never per-
NIT their children to remain up late at
night. are extremely careful ia their
education. and. in q word. are fitting
them for life as we'll as any mother or
father could do. 1t Is one Of the rules
la all the houses OF the vanderbilts
that the children shall 90 to bed early
and rise early. The little boys and
girls are up before seven o'clock 10 the
morning. Their nurses Immediately
take charge of them. see that they are
properly bathed and dressed, and sheu
they 60 down 10 breakfast, which is
served at half-past seven o'clock. II Is
an uupretentious meal. with plenty OF
fresh milk, eggs. oatmeal. and BIT OF
steak or chop that will add strength
to their physique and color TO their
cheeks. After breakfast there Ia an
hour Of study.
There u something for these little
ones to do at all times during the dsv.
They 60 through their studies .systeln-
atically, and then. about half-p,,st
nine, are taken out for q walk. fhey
are allowed to romp In the streets ahd
in the parks TO their hearts content.
AT eleven o'clock they are brought
home, and light luncheon OF milk
and lbreadi IS served, after which thtre
are more studIes-either French, Ger
man or drawing.--and then another.
breathing spell--it may be horseback
riding or drive out through the mark
and along the country roads. Back
they all come about four o'clock, and
there Is another hour Of study, and
then they, are through for the day..
They are allowed TO do just as they
please until tea time. when, after thsir
meal. they spend pleasant hour or so
with their fathers aud mothers and
others who may drop in to c,lll.
Promptly at eight O'clock they are ali
IN bed 10 sleep soundly, and get up
the next morning and 20 through the
same programme.
30 II is not strange that all the chill
dren OF the Vanderbilt family ara fur-
ther In advance of their little friends
In the matter Of education. For thew
study, study. study all the time. They
are all fond Of music and most OF them
can play on the piano. The girls Are
learning to play on the harp. and the
boys are famous among. their friends
as violinists and banjo players. If
yon were 10 see these children on the
street you would not for a moment
suspect that they were other than chill
dren OF parents ia ordinary circtlm-
stances. They make no display at
elaborata dress. The eldest oil Cor
nelins VAnderbiltsdaughters is dressed
piaioly In little. pretty. cheap dresses
without any braid or ornamensatiou.
sAe wears snug-iitting cloth tickets
and the little cap that sits gracef,Illy
on her head could be duplicated for 4
couple of dollars.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06

would you iiks-to retire and consider
this matlerp'
Not at all. aIsalde. + am for giFl
Ing Miss Forsyth all her father gave
her.
'lApd T." ..Aud II And /. cfisa ths
whole twelve aIlsost slfn ultaueous18,
Tshall contest this aifair b6{ort the
San Antonio Ccsrt.y cried Da WI, pas
sionately.
"You'llthiak better Of II, Mr.. kofkyth.
Do ysn mean 70 sayss you brtught
tweive mao here 20 bel p you rDb Fpuf
sister. sirae
II mean to say that that Mexican
ZavAla has robbed me. ] shall call him
10 account" &Ef W ~ "a
The doctor laaghed good-natafndly.
and answered.
1--WE have each our own weapons. my
friend. ] canaot fight with any ether.
Besides marry me wife next week.
And the doctor leaned pleasantly on
the atcalle's chair, and, with joke.
babe friend after friend '.Good-bye."
Mary Forsyth carried ont her ipten-
tions. She settled, strictly and care
fully, ten thousand dollars on eadh OF
her nieces. bought her homestead. and
then sat down 10 consider what she
should do with her eight thousand dol.
lars.
III were a afrsnehwoman aud San
Antonio were Paris" she said; Il
would rent d store and go to trading.
] know how to buy and sell by Instinct;
and II | were born farmer. could
plant corn and cotton. and turn them
Into gold; but am not q farmer--I
never made garden aud got decent
meal out Of II. calculate twill be
best TO get John Doyle for head.snan.
and put my money In cattle"
just as she came to this decision;
Doctor zayala drove hurriedly up 10
the door.
"Maryl Maryr' he cried. "coms
quickly! There is an old friend of yours
10 the timber too IN with the dtngue
lever to move"
What do you need. Doctorf"
'Nced2 ! need you and a couple Of
men to carry him here. Do yca know
that 1t IL VIII MorrisonP'
's0h, Doctori Doctor!'
Pact. Heard Of yonr fathers death
10 Arizona, and came straight home to
look after you. Poor fellowi he's pret.
ty bad"
Well, Mary did not need to hire John
Doyle as head man; tor VIII. who had
loved her faithfully for fifteen long
years. was the finest stock-man In the
State; and within three monthh the
doctor and his beautiful Dolores danced
fandango at Mary and Wills we'd
ding.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
rnEy cpyLpn'r Be a1-nnIrpgp..
ess caiIslsaa's saGanas chicksnsr Thas
HAD webbsd Feet.


When the care Of collecting the renss
1s Il row Of tehcmsnts Is Of his mind
Fxfrick GAsIahanfs b "a bltipf sport,
and his Knowledge Of horses. dogs, and
shickens IA not 70 bs giiestIVned iii his
gfesences II Is seldom. chat Pat ID
aanght on anythirg pcrlaFniag 10 his
bobby, and II anything Uf that kiad
Asppsnk No if loaih TO acknowledge III
The proprietor Of the dispensary. ort
the South side where Pat generally
Hoes bis dfinking became the owner
sf q choice variety bf salns chickens.
and one morning when Pat came i'd for
his nip" he showed the Trish-American
landlord over bis coop with a liberal
display Oh pride
mo use talkin', Johnny.n said Pat,
btroking his fringe with the air Of a
ronnoisseur. hui thin do be folne
burrids. =
That's what they ars, Mr.. Gala
han"
Well, moo, Johnny rejoined Pat
with confidential wink, do you
know. now, I'D like how'll o. soma o
that breed
We'll. It's Just like this Mr.. Gala.
ham, said the proprietor seriously.
This here breed Is mighty scarce. I'm
the only one in Chicag, that's got 'em;
but il you want 10 got hold Of 'em;
pretty bad and don't mind paylE' the
price / might let you havs few eggs"
An what's the price o the eggs.
Johnny?'
II thl,k ought to s,et S5 pair for
them, bat seeinF it's you, Ill let you
hare three pair for si0."
WE'LL" Pat almost gasped. that's
purity steep. But" with a burst OF
generous enthusiasm. ''I'il 70 yez."
johnny skfrmished around and
gathered six nice. clear pale-tinted
duck eggs. which Pat carried home and
carefully placed under the broad chest
OF Cochin-Ch China hen.
For the next three weekstthat hen
and thore eggs were Callahan's only
care. Hs looked at them before break
fast. before dinner, and before going
TO bed. When the schedule time, twen-
ty-one days. was up. Pat was in q fever
of pleasurabie anticipation. The twen-
ty-trst day passed without ths sign Of
the cracking OF shell. Another day,
and he became anxious. Another, and
he was alarmed. The twenty-fourth
day be examined the eggs carefully,
and all Mt once II dawnetl upon him.
'lf that dom scoundhrel Jack Farrell
hasn't played a thrick upon me I'm q
goat!" he exclaimed, jumping to bis
feet. "But III mot give him and his
crowd Of loafers a chance TO get the
laugh on me-"
Sure enough when the hen had been
sitting four weeks Bhe became the
iostcrmother Of six fine yellow duck
lings.
Good morning. Mr.. Callahan, /" was
Farrelrs cheerful salutation as the land
lord entered one morning. How're
the chickens comm onpp
Quite well. thank ys. johnny
returned Callahan. with quiet dignity.
They've been out now week or ten
days An Johnny. whisper. they are
the foinest ever clapped an eye upon.
An they'll make grand foightsrs. too.
I'll warrant We. Begop. / wouldn't
part wild 'em for house an lot"
What makes you think they'll make
great figaters. Mr.. Callahan" asked
the proprietor.
We'll. I'll tell ye,Johnny; they have
feet on 'em that the diyil himself
wouldn't thrip up. ~ Chicago Times.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06

"A noie ten ieet In circumference APP
pcared In oconse County. Ca. during
the great earthquake 10 1886, II IL
full OF water, aud there has long been
talk about It's depth. but no soundings
were taken until few days ago. Then
rope 200 feet long was fat down. but
1t failed to touch bottom. aud now
there are persons who declare that
'the hole extends into the bowels OF The
earth. It's proposed to take secoad
sounding ia tze asat future
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
An Instansaneoas care.

One OF the most sudden recoyeries
rom Inconsistencies, by a peculiar
treatment, occurred last night at the
Pennsylvania Hospital The patient
vas William Brazen, 22 years old who
lad been brought in the patrol wagon
rom The Twenty-ffth district. He had
oeen picked up on the street drunk. and
Shen placed In a cell be complained Of
oeing sick. and soon after lapsed into
Inconsistencies.
When received he was placed In q
;ot In the receiving ward, and an ex-
animation showed his temperature,
,ulss, and respiration to be normal.
soon after DR.. Howell made the dis
:overy that the patient wss watching
sim cut of the corner Of his eye. Dr.
Downs came In shortly after, when
DIR. Howell gave him quiet tip, and
hen in an ordinary tone, which could
oe heard by the patient. gave history
,f the case.
ITS serious case, Doctor, and re-
1uires immediate attention." said DIR.
Howell.
What do you think is the trouble?"
u m not able to say; but IT'S some
thing the matter with his liver or
peart-
What had better be donepn
"The best thing will be to take out
his liver first"
Are the knives sharp. BENZ"
Here they are, sir. all right re.
sponded Ben Lloyd. the nurse.
Come on. them
mo. you don't" yelled the patiept
as he cleared the cot with a bound:
you amt going TO carve me up"
There was patter of feet over tho
floor, the front door few open, and the
last seen OF Brazen he was heading
down Eighth street at a breakueck
speed. - Philadelphia NORTH dnlericaa.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06

They havss curious custom A. M
burial ot unmarried women in Brazil.
,Ile colin. haarse aud the livery Of ~
d,iver allst be bright scarlet. the -four
whitc storses drawing the hearsc rtus,
ps covered with scarlet nois aud scarIe,
PLANES must deck the horses heads,
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06
Sitting Not Natural.

An English scientific person has dis
covered that sitting down is an acquir-
ed habit The great majority ,,f man
kind do not sit but simply squat, or. ~
p sometimes aaid, sit on their heels.
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06

There Is one thing woman can nsrer
do--she can't make a man tell her
where he has been. Atchases GIoas
Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06

collars ip vogue,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-23
MEDICAL PROGRESS.
Potato Diet Successful Substitute 10
GastrOtomy.

Potato Diet Successful Substitute for
GastrOtomy.
The success which has attended the
treatment of foreign bodies in the stom-
ach by the administration simply Of
large amounts of potatoes and restrict
ing the diet to the same-now favorite
substitute for gastrotomy in European
practice-is due, as explained, to the
well-known fact that potatoes, being
composed of nearly twenty per cent. Of
carbohydrates, eighty per cent. OF the
solids being starch and cellulose, great
portion of this large quantity Of carbo-
hydrates resists the action of the diges-
tive juices; the cellulose and other car
bohydrates, increasing greatly in vol
ume from inhibition with water, lead to
an immense accumulation of indigestible
residue, consequently the intestinal tube
is, throughout the entire period of the ad-
ministratio of this food, filed with
large masses of non-absorbable matter,
the folds of the intestine become
obliterated, and fiXation OF the foreign
BODY in the intestinal tube is thus
avoided. 1t seems that from five to
nine days, or even longer, are required
for the evacuation of the foreign body,
and in every case which does not seem
desperate trial of this simple treat
ment should, it is asserted, precede
resort to gastrotomy; in fact, according
to Prof. Billroth, in his address before
the Vienna Medical College, in view OF
the success of this procedure, gastrot-
omy for foreign bodies should become
an obsolete operation. lancet
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-23
CURE FOR LAZlNESS.
How Young Fellow Was Made to Learn
That He Could Work.

How a Young Fellow Was Made to Learn
That He Could Work.
During morning walk a merchant
who was detained by business in
Amsterdam, came to group of men
who were standing round well, into
which strongly built man had just
been let down. A pipe, whose mouth
was at the top of the we'll had been
opened and a stream of water from it
was flowing down into the well and be-
ginning gradually to fill it. The fellow
below had quite enough to do if he did
not want to be drowned, to keep the
water out by means of pump which
was at the bottom of the WELL The
merchant, plying the man, asked for
an explanation of what seemed heart
less, cruel joke. Sir" replied
an old man standing near, ''that
man is healthy and strong; 1
have myself offered him work twenty
times, nevertheless he always allows
laziness to get the better of him, and
will make any excuse to beg his bread
from door to door, though he might
easily earn it himself by work if he
liked. We are now trying to make him
feel that he can work. If he uses the
strength which is in his arms he will be
saved, if he let them hang idle he will
be drowned. But look" continued the
old Dutchman, as he went to the edge Of
the we'll, ''the fellow finds out that he
has got muscles; in an hour we shall let
him out with better resolutions for the
future" Such was the case, and the
cure was ectual.-Christian at Work.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-23
The Prince and the Widow.

story has been in circulation for
some days to the effect that the Prince
OF Wales, who was very much smitten
with certain American widow in Lon.
don this summer, had instructed a lead.
ing clearinghouse to forward to this
woman's address in New York CITY each
day costly basket of flowers. The max.
lmum figure was placed at $50 per day.
and, as there was no minimum, the story
went that fifty dollars worth of flowers
we're each day delivered to the beauti.
full woman who had captivated the heir
to the British throne. 1t is a pretty
enough story in its way, but it lacks the
essential element of truth. At least
the firm alluded to deny all knowledge
OF such commission, and the one
woman who had been picked out bv the
various club-men for such distinction
denies positively that she is the rec;n;.
emit OF any such courtesy from the
Prince. AS it is notorious that the
Prince OF Wales is in debt up to his ewes
and ears, the story seems trine ir.
credible. Paris Letter.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-23
CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.
The Number of Babies Born in the worl
81

The Number of Babies Born in the World
Each Year.
1t has been computed that between
100000 and 81, 600, 900 babies are born
in the world each year. The rate of
production is, therefore, about 20 per
minute, or rather more than one for
every beat of the clock. With the one.
a-minute calculation every reader Is
familiar, but it is not every ore who
stops to calculate what this means when
it comes to years supply; it will, there
fore, probably startle a good many per-
sons to find on authority a well-known
hospital writer that, could the infants
OF year be ranged in line in cradles
the cradles would be overlooking and at
the same time extend around the globe
We have the ingenious conclusion also
that, supposing the little ones grow up,
and the sexes be about equally divided,
we would have an army 100 times larger
than that OF Great Britain, and . wife
for each soldier besides. The same
writer looks at the matter in a still
more picturesque light. He imagines
the babies being carried past given
point in their mothers arms, one by
one, and the procession being kept up
night and day until the last corner in
the twelve-month had passed by. A
sufficiently liberal rate is allowed, but
even in going past at the rate of 20 a
minute the reviewer at his post would
only have seen the sixth part of this in
fantile host after they had been passing
him at the rate of 1000 an hour during
the entire year! In other words, the
babe that had to be carried when the
tramp began, would be able to walk
when but a mere fraction of its com.
rades had reached the reviewers post;
and when the years supply of babies
was drawing to a close, there would be
a rear guard, not of infants, but of romp
ing six-year-old boys and girls.-St
Louis Republic