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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14

care to endure, and the climb through
the snow up the icy crater next morning
is very trying. The atmosphere is thin
on account of the enormous elevation,
and only strong men can stand it. The
sulphur odors have also to be endured,
and rs n few incline to such hardships,
not more than score of men have stood
on the top of Popocatapetl since tho day
that Diego de Ordaz, under the command
of Cortez, made the first ascent in the
year 1919. The Emperor, Charles ",
allowed Ordaz to use a flaming volcano
on his escutcheon. As Cortez says no
one could reach the top of the mountain
on account OF the vast accumulation of
snow at that time, it is probable that
Order boasted of something he did not
parform. In that case the brothers Fred
erick and William Glennie, who climbed
it in 1927, are the first who should be
credited with having reached the sum-
nit.
All who undertake to go up the
mountain first get permit from the
owner and an order to his sulphur
miners to render assistance. Then they
90 by railroad to Amecameca, twenty-five
miles or so from Mexico, and there equip
themselves with extra clothing, ponies,
ETC., and begin the wearisome ascent.
At this beautiful village at the foot Of
.Ae mountain there Il lofty rock or
hill, sacred by ancient tradition, on
whose top is church. Many people
make pilgrimages to this church at Ame-
cameca.
We do not stop there exoept to take
more coffee and look at the mountains
from new and nearer point of view.
In the fields, rich with dark, volcanic
soil, the bare legged poems arc plowing.
The plow il stick set into a heavy
beam. Horses and oxen pull it. It is
an antiquated sort of plow, such as Abra-
ham might have used in the days when
he was the most advanced farmer OF the
world. Those who have seen Egypt say
the scene reminds them of that ancient
land. 1t has strange look. The fields
are full of poems cultivating the ground,
and the vegetation might very we'll be
Egyptian. The poems are good work.
men. They lose no time in soldering;
their motions are quick, and their indus
try keeps them in ceaseless activity.
The sunshine burns US, and yet little
way above us is the land which touches
the shivering region. About one=third
Of Popocatapetl, measuring from the top,
Is covered with snow. That is to say,
here is u band of snow about the giants
cone that is fully mile wide. A Mexi-
can gentlemen tells me that It is 500 feet
deep in the barraucas and hardly less
!han 100 feet deep anywhere except on
the southern side.
White summer clouds come drifting up
coward the peak. Where the sun strikes
apon the clouds they show whittier than
The snow. The lowest of these clouds is
more than two miles below its crest; oc-
,asionally n light one ascends near to the
top. The snow is moro permanently
white than the, clouds with tingc of in
aigo to its whitcness. As noon comes on
the clouds disappear, and the glare of
the sun on the mountain top becomes
stronger. detroit Free Press.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14
Electricity Applied to the Dairy.

A foreign paper calls attention to an
interesting application of electricity to
the dairy interest that has been made In
Italy. The Count OF Assata, whose build
ings arc fitted up with the electric light,
has connected his dairy plant with an
electric motor of twelve horsepower.
This machine drives Danish separator
and a Danish churn of the capacity OF
400 litres of cream, churning being con-
Quoted at The rate of 12O to l6O rcvolu-
tions per minute, the butter being
brought in from thirty to thirty-hve mir
utes, in fine grains. which, it is now rec
ognized, enables the maker to produce
the finest article. A pumps also worked
in the dairy.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14
1t Will Eclipse the Eiffel Tower.

London is to have tower higher than
thc one at the Paris exposition that at
tractcd so much attention and to rival
which has been one of vhc ambitions of
Americans who are especially interested
in the Columbian exposition. The London
tower, which is to be erected by the
Watkin Tower Company a mile or two
north of St. Johns Wood, is to be 1900
feet in height, and to be constructed of
steel. Four lifts and two staircases are
provided, situated in the legs of the
tower, which rise to the principal stage
at q height of 200 feet above the ground.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14
VOICES IN THE AIR.
There are voices in the air,

There are voices in the air,
Everywhere.
Some predicting fortunes fair,
Some whispering ruth, some prayer.
There are voices in the air
Everywhere.
There are voices in the air
Everywhere.
They come to me in the night,
And my timid soul alright,
Or they greet me when / rise,
And dispel my tears and sighs.
There are voices in the air
Everywhere.
There are voices in the air
Everywhere.
They soothe my soul to rest,
And they tear my tortured breast,
OF faith and hope they sing,
And they kill the rays that spring.
There are voices in the air
Everywhere.
There are voices in the air
Everywhere.
They come from the spirit-land.
Friends and foes on every hand,
And they torture or they bless,
Bringing comfort or distress.
There are voices in the sir
Everywhere.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14
IN THE NIGHT WATCHES.

Sleep visits not my cyelids; vet rest
In content mere deep than any sleep;
Nay, rapt in joy my vigil here keep,
With trembling hands c!asped to my eager
breast.
For one love, after long hours OF pain,
Sleeps near mo now. Think you that
could sleep,
Though needless now the vigil that I keep,
With the dread lifted from my heart and
brain?
Think you that I would s;eep?-would be
bcguiled,
Cheated, Of this my Joy? Nay, let me fast
From sleep through long, glad hours to
hear at last
The low, soft breathing Of my ailing child.
Alice Wellington Rollins in the Century.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14
A Snake With Legs.

Dan Hendricks, living near Viola,
Iowa, killed two-legged rattlcsnake the
other dey. 1t was three feet long, and
had two legs two inches in length, placed
about six inches below the head. When
first seen it was walking on the legs,
wriggling the lower portion of its body.
1t had five rattlcs. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14
MOUNT PoPocATAPETL.

chandise. Neither is the disintcgratlng
element OF frost known in the climate;
consequently the pavemcnts of Mexico
wear we'll, are smooth and clean.
Mexico is 1850 feet above the level of
III ~. Tie dr$ncnii-"baj a::a"---from
TIC city, us the railroad timetables put
il, that is, to 60 down toward the coast,
either toward the Atlantic on the cast, or
the Pacific on the west, the circle of vol
canic mountains which surround the VAL
ley of Mexico must first be climbed. It
is the most remarkable range of vol
canoes in the world, forming rampant
on a parallel sixteen miles south of the
city.
They arc not all in sight from the
capital, because Popocatapetl, the high
est mountain in Mexico, and Iztaccihnatl,
its companion and neighbor, shut out the
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-14

sary to start the day before and stop over
night at the sulphur miners cabin, just
below the snow line. The discomforts
of a night here are something that few
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
S0UTHSIDE PARKS.
CHIEF BIoELoWs PLANS FOR HILLTOP
BREATHING PLACES.

Sites That would Afford Picturesque and
Pleasant views-Hope That the ThickIy
Populated Districts May be Accom-.
modated--A wes, End Location.
There is now strong probability that the
Southside will, in the near future, have @
pork, or series Of parks. Chief Bigelow has
been for some time working on plans to give
the Southside q number of small parks at
different points, as part of his pet project
to have Pittsburg the best supplied park
city in the United States.
His plan is to make Schenley Park the
grand central park of the city with large
zoo, monuments and all other attractions OF
a similar nature. He then proposes to es-
tablish smaller parks in different parts of
the city as breathing spots for those who
cannot 60 to Schenley Park whenever they
wish breath OF air or a sight of lawn and
flowers. Bigelow Park at the Highland
avenue reservoir is q part of this plan. 1t
has been made a beautiful spot and visited
by hundreds of people daily.
SOME OF THE CHIEFS PLANS.
On Sunday people from all over the city
enjoy the enhancing view from the heights
of Bigelow Park and cool their heated brows
from seats meath the trees by the side of the
little artificial lake. Bigelow Park has been
finished and Schenley Park has been
planned out and will soon assume the form
mapped out by its projectors. The next
thing will be some parks tor the Southside.
The Chief has done some figuring on the
Southsde park question, but so far has been
so busy with other things that he has not
had time to do anything in the matter. He
wants to get Schenley Park off his hands,
and then he will delve into the question of
parks for the Southside, and says that the
people will have no cause to complain.
Just where the parks will be located has
ot'been decided on. or, il so, the Chief is
not willing to talk on that point. Some
time ago land owner in the Brownstown
district made some overtures toward do
mating a tract OF ground in that section for
a park, but the offer did not develop into a
certainty. Other land owners on the hill
who have soft place in their hearts for the
comfort of their fellowmen may open their
purse strings and their hearts at the same
time and donate land for park.
THE NEED OF A PARK.
The need Of park for the Southside is
too evident to all residents on this side of the
river to need agitation In the press. Until
bridge is built that will connect Schenley
Park with the Southside that luxury is too
far of to be enjoyed by residents of this side
to any extent. The prospect OF bridge be-
ing built is very distant from present indi-
cations, and the citizens must cling to the
hope of having park of their own.
The lower Southside is built up too solid
for park site 10 be found, but there Is
plenty of desirable land on the hill and the
increased number Of inclines will make
park in that section accessible. Desirable
sites can also be obtained in the West End
and the hilltop may each have park with
one In the West End district.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

order Of the acting administrator in con-
junction with the Lewali. They are al
lowed four pice day for maintenance,
which is not an exorbitant sum, considering
there are 62 pice to the rupee, and one ru-
pee at Mombasa is valued at about Is. 4d.
English money. An iron collar is locked
round each prisoners neck, ana all are
Joined by chain, in which way they are
forced to work, guarded by one OF the Le-
wallis Arab soldiers, armed with long gun,
and an Arab knife in his girdle.
The United Free Methodist Mission to the
Wanika and Gala tribes, at Rebe, was
founded so far back as 1861. The Rev. j..
II. Carthew has for some time past taken
charge Of II, with much credit to himself
and honor to his society. It is some IA miles
inland from Mombasa, and near Jomvu,
which is also under Mr.. Carthew's care.
This Is often made the first hating place
for caravans and hunters proceeding to the
interior, and all must bear testimony to the
kindness and hospitality of Mr.. Carthew.
and his friendly solicitude Tor many weary
traveller.
A few miles from here is the stockaded
native village which not long ago was the
scene OF horrible butchery by the dreaded
Nasal tribe, who come from the country be-
hind Kilimanjaro. The Nasal are a fierce
race, and q terror to all, because of their
frequent raids on the cattle, sheep, ahd
goats of the more peaceful tribes. They
are a remarkable people, in physique as
well as in their manners and customs, and
are often met with far south OIL their own
country; but all agree that they are the
most savage OF the races Of Equatorial
Africa. Descending upon the little
stockaded village, they cleared out the
cattle and rushed upon the unfortunate
women, who were hoeing and digging in
the shambas, or cultivated grounds. In a
most horrible manner they ripped these
poor creatures with their knives and spears,
and then left them to die miserably. The
Rev. Mr.. Carthew hurried to the seence of
this butchery, and was obliged himself to
put the fragments of the bodies together as
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

De wihtoH, recently appointed Governor Of
Captain Robert BfefeteH, says the Nus
tFdted London Neies, late OF the Forty
sixth Regiment, who has returned 10 Ea=
gland from term Of employment In the
e0mBaHy's explorations and surveys, with
sketches of Membasa and liz vicinity, and
with the following descriptive hetesi
fhe new familiar name of Mem basa stands
feT both al island and a town, the island is
eHlY between two or three miles In diames
ter, and lies In aH inlet OF the sea some 100
miles 10 the north Of Zanzibar, The old
town IL on the northern shore Of the estuary,
only half mile from the main land at
English Point Although the anchorage at
Membssa 10 very limited, the Imperial Brit
iGh East Africa Company, with their in-
domilsble determination 10 make this I'm.
portant possession credit 10 England, will
shortly establish port capable Of holding
the largest fleetS.
Tho sun bere 10 hotter than In India, but
there IL ueuAlly q cool breeze from tho aea.
Tho population OF the town ID about ~ 900,
and consists principally Of Wasuahell and
Arabs, with some Hindoo Banan traders
tsrIor Ths tnwn itseif "a nnGt for Enro,
neana IN resIds In consIsting oT wretohed
6ousss oy huts wbieh ara dat.roofed and
mostIv tbatched with coeoanut leaves Mr.
GeorGs MacLenzie,s house is about the onIv
habitSbie one in the town. AZ the acting
aImin istrstor hsye he has nv his eneygv and
abiIitv dome mncb and nv his courteous
manns, has srdssred bimscI1 20 those serv-
inc undsr him
In the sevent.ertb cs,,rrv Mor,boso was
n Portuguese ssttIement Tho Id Gort Ia now
surrounded Inv the town ard bsa,s The date
(out In stone over the main gateI of its erec-
tion nv Xerxes Je ,Iahriera II I6ab
The old fort Is n most interestIng and nict.
uresoue structure and Inv tho LinJnoss of
the laval n native Arob Goyornor rnIing
here. I was enabled 10 make a thornuch ine
sneotion of the ancient fortress n few months
AGO
The Ievali oovo nc lind ,aoort;or any,
rounded hv bis ,notIey crew oi ivraonIar soi-
diers, armed With ala rifes iona sSords and
Arab knives Iooking as d}rtv as con nossi-
blv be imagined H7s sorv,a ~ % nrsSontred NO
with coffee and sheybet Tho Tewoli b;msef
was most courteous and hind recaiv;nn ne
as be does ali Enroneans with the greates,
hospitality. He than showed us ro1nd the
fort, where NAV be seen hundreds of old
cannon OF all calibers. and NOT n few riHe
cannon shot fired from the British men-of-
war some few wears ago. when the Eoyntians
took possession of the town. and were 'tprneS
out by us as allies OF the Sulton of Znn1,hor
Besides the fort above mentioned there
are several OUTLYING ones. buiIt also bv the
Portuguese. but thew are now uninbabited
except at night by q panther or byena'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
AN ANCESTRAL PETTIooAT,

A WspderfgI Work Wranshi BY Fingers
That Tarnsd 10 Dust 100 Years AEe.
Nav York World,l
A marvellous example Of old.tlme needle
work has found its way into one OF the u
changes for wOmen's work In this city
through the Impeeuniousness Of tho family
In which II has long been cherished ~ an
heirloom. II 10 piece Of the quilted work
which has become one OF the lost arts In
these days, aud was tho border Of pettieoat
worn by some rlehly-elad German dame 100
years ago, The strip IL half yard In
width and about three yards IN length. 1t
consists OF two thlcknesses OF fne
white cotton with soft Inter.
lining. 1t Ia quilted all over with
an exquisite medley OF flowers, foliage and
nrabesques, into which Is wrought every va
rIety Of "stitch" known to expert needle
craft. In those days there were no other
ornaments nor any devices for stamping.
The patient fingers that fashioned such work
also made their own designs, drew them with
q needle, free-hand, as they went along, and
SO this petticoat border was the work Of an
artist as we'll as clever needlewoman. The
fabric is stiff with stitches-there are billions
Of them-and the surface puts one in mind OF
q piece of fine repousse work in white silver
The woman who is now compelled to part
with it has n pitiful story. She and her
husband, in their advanced age, were forced
by reverses to emigrnte to the Far West,
where, in an unsettled country, three days'
ride from human habitation, they took
up q claim" The wife, unused to hardship,
finally lost her health, and, in the hope OF
regaining it, came East last autumn, leav-
ing her husband alone. The severity of the
winter killed all their stock, and the old
man finally met with an accident which
laid him up with both legs broken. He is
helpless and penniless and alone, and his
wi e is helpless and pennilesi here, unable
to reach him. She had sold everything
available before she had made up her mind
to part with her ancestral petticoat 1t is a
rare and interesting piece Of work, and
ought to be in q museum.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

we'll as he could, and to bury them de-
GENTLY, as the natives would not touch
them
10 the eye Of the European traveller H6tha
Of most hsfts Of Edgatefisi Africa, Msa.
HifeeHt fiewefs, widespfeadiHg shady trees,
and exquisite plants are met with eVefys
where, heHrisliBg abHHdaHtiy In their
native soil, such as could In England eRlF
be found IN the conservatory, tiut amid all
this beauty OF tfeBieal scenery and botanical
treasures There turks the dreaded malaria,
with fever striking down the explorer, The
missionary and the trader, whose deaths
may leave friends at home 10 mourn their
loss when they ie buried In isr,ett foreign
HrHVa,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

they come out they are about fve-sixteenths
OF an inch in length, and they have to be
fed with finely powdered clans, crab meat,
etc. Boats are sent out with nets towed be.
hind to scoop in for their food the small
crustacean that floats on the surface of the
water. 1t is always matter OF great diff
Guilty to secure q sufficient number Of female
Holsters with eggs to supply the demand for
Matching purposes. RENE BACHE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
To snvr Conl Wn.ie..

The Coal Waste Commission Of this State
has issued circulars with view 10 securing
the results Of all the best practical expert
ence upon the subject under their consider
alton. 10 diminish as far as possible Ia the
future the waste, and to encourage The utill-
zation OF what are now waste products Ia
their object. The geological and statistical
wastes are 10 be calculated, 40 will DO the
waste Of producing and marketing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
AFRAID OF THE BUTCHER.
Census Supervisor Oliver Anxious TO Henr
From Three of His Enume erntors,

From Three of His Enumerntors.
Census Supervisor Oliver is awaiting re-
turns from three districts in order to close
up business. Two of these districts are
known to be in good shane, but it is feared
that the third enumerator, who is butcher,
has fallen by the wayside. II he does not
show up to-day in good shape there is
trouble in store for him.
Oliver WickIine had a hearing before
United States Commissioner McCandless
yesterday for refusing TO answer the ques-
tions put to him by Enumerator Samuel
Dilworth. Wicllne stated that he did
not like the way in which he was asked the
questions, was irritated at the time, as was
the enumerstor, and both together made the
scene spirited one, which ended in his re-
iusal to answer anything.
At the hearing yesterday he was in o
better humor and condescended to give the
desired information. Everybody was salts
fed and the Commissioner discharged him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
A PIECE OF FINE WORK.
The Memorial of X. b. Cnrnnhuu, ESQ.,, in
Clerk Longs Olicc.

Clerk Longs Omcc.
Leon j. Long, Clerk oi the Criminal
Court, has devoted page in the court
docket to an artistic memorial of r. B. Car
nahan, Esq. The memorial Is pen and
ink drawing and is piece OF fine art. The
page is surrounded by deep black border
and in-the center is medallion, showing
Lighthouse by the sea. The Storm King Is
abroad on the waters and the big breakers
are dashihg against the foot Of the staunoh
tall tower.
Inscribed above and below the drawing
are the words. ''In honor and memory of
K. b. Carnahan, Esq. Born 1926. Died
July a 1890. Admitted to practice Decem-
Der Q, 1S48.''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
FILLING UP A CANAL.
Pennsylvania Railroad Operations Stopped
by mn Injunction.

READING, July 1.-THE Pennsylvania
Railroad put force of 30 men at work this
morning filling up the bed of the old Union
canal. for the purpose of laying track to
the mouth of the Tulpehocken creek. About
10 o'clock al injunction was procured by
Grant Weidman and w. s. Russell,
trustees Of the canal, and the work was
stopped.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

A building permit was taken out ysster.
day afternoon to build two wings 10 81.
dnn PauPs Orphan Asyiumj the cost 10 bs s10,.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

LACE curtains, several 1 TO pair lots.
Marked at about one-half value 10 close.
TTssn HUGUs 81 HAeRn.
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He was now wanderer on the earth. At
first he joined q gang o. sharpers. Then,
armed with forged credentials, he set up as
a captain-Captain Rousseau OF Hussars.
Under this character he made acquaintance
with a rich old baroness of Brussels, and
became engaged to marry her. But, vaga-
bond, deserter and iorger as he was, he
lacked audacity to become bigamist At
the last moment he revealed so much Of his
true story that the baroness recoiled from
him in horror. Next day she sent him q
rich casket with 600 louis-d'ors. But he
never saw her lace again.
He tossed away his money with such speed
that he was soon without shilling. He
then Joined a troop Of Gipsies, whose chief
employment was to creep BY night into the
farmers cattle sheds and put a poison in
the managers, la order to. obtain fee next
day Tor curing the sick beasts. This strange
profession did not suit his tastes, aud he was
looking round him for new one, when an
event occurred which altered his whole
lie.
At Lille he was arrested for assault, and
vas seat for three months 10 81. Peters
Tower There he was put Into q solitary
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One spring that winds another IN while
81 runs down itself, and vice versa recipro-
osllv WITHOUT ceaslng, j. another form of
perpetual motion cpntrivance offered In
many editions Also an inclined nlans
down which six cars run while three are
hoisted uD n their starting point on a n end.
less belt principle. Bix cars running down
ought certainly 10 be able TO liff three
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

Sites That wouId Afford Picturesque and
Pleasant views-Hope That tho ThickIy
Populated Districts May be Accom-.