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Milk 1Oc quart; SC a glass, at Colo
RADIO saloon.
Fine McBrayer whisky at Colorado sa-
Stockholders Meeting.

John Mccullough Havana cigsr, SC, at
Colorado saloon.
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Everybody adults we carry the
largest stock in the territory
tn our line, consequently
we defy competition in
quality or in prices,
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smoke the La Reall cigar at Emmert's.
The New Map of New Mexico.

The secretary of the bureau of immi-
grafton, Col. Max. Frost, has favored this
office with copies of the official map OF
the territory OF New Mexico, prepared
under the direction of the bureau. The
map is corrected up to April of this year
and contains the latest accessible data.
This map will also be found in the new
Immigration work, entitled New Mex
ico," OF which the first edition will be II :
900, now in press, and which will appear
about the first OF September. -Albuquer-
que Citizen.
Col. Max. Frost, secretary of the bureau
Of immigration, at Santa Fe, has the
thanks of this establishment for two cop
les of the official map of New Mexico,
prepared under the direction of the bu-
reau. The map is corrected up to April
l of the present year, and will appear in
the new immigration work, the first edi-
ton of which, $4,000 copies, will be is
sued in few weeks.-Las Vegas Optic.
Col. NJ. Frost Secretary,
LAS CRUCES, N. NJ, Aug s, lS90.-This
will acknowledge receipt of the new map
of the territory issued under the direction
of the bureau of immigration, and in &C.
knowledgng receipt of said map, permit
me to congratulate you on the fact that it
is the best and most correct map yet is
sued Of the territory; its neat typograph-
ical appearance and general accuracy show
that the work has been faithfully and sue
cessfully done. Yours truly,
w. H. II. LLEwEILYN.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. S. Surveyor Generals Office,
Santa Fe, Aug. 8, 1897
Max Frost, Esq.
Dear Sir: | have examined the copy
which you sent me of the map of New
Mexico, just published by the bureau OF
immigration, and do not hesitate to pro-
nounce it the most accurate and complete
map OF the territory J ct published. Yours
respectfully, EDWARD F. HOBART,
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Letter List.

List of letters remaining uncalled for in
the postofice at Santa Fe, New Mexico, for
the week ending August 8, 1890. If not
called for within two weeks will be sent to
the dead letter office at Washington:
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CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
ALBUoUERQUE--A.,T & S. F. Railway for all
points east and south.
PRESCOTT JUNCTION-Prescott & Arizona
Central railway, for Fort nipple and Pres
colt.
BARsTow-C alifornia Southern railway for Los
Angeles, San Diego and other sCuth,In Cali.
fornia points.
MOJAVE-- outhern Pacific for San Francisco,
Sacramento and northern California points
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars.
No change is made by sleeping car passengers
between San Francisco and Kansas City, or
San Diego and Los Angeles and Chicago.
The Grand Canon of the Colorado
Heretofore inaccessible to tourists, can easily
be reached by taking this line, via Peach
Springs, and stage ride thence of but twenty
three miles. This canon Is the grandest and
most wonderful OF natures work.
Stop Off at Flagstaff
And hunt bear, der and wild turkey in the
magnificent pine t, rests of the San Francisco
mountains; or visit the ancient ruins of the
iCave and Cliff DweIIers.
D B. ROBINSON, General Manager.
W. A. BIssELL, Gen. Pass Agt
r. T. BERRY, Gen. Agt., Albuquerque, N.
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Chew "By lingo Twist" and ''Tin Tag"
fine cut tobacco. You can yet it at EN-
merits.
Go to Emmert's for your fancy gro
ceres.
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District Court.

Wanted, Immediately, dining room girl
1t the Alamo hotel.
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PERSONAL.

Fruit, vegetables, staple and (anc
groceries, at Bishops.
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We have In stock q line Of Toilet
Articles of every description;
also full line of Import
ed Cigars & Imported
Il California Wines
and Braudies
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Boneless ham 6 lbs for 81 at Emmert's
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Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars.

NO change Is made by sleeping car passengers
San Diego and Los Angeles and Chicago.
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Atthe Democratic White Cap meeting
held in Santa Fe on the occasion
of the Democratic central committee on
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TOWARD THE MORNING.

me hours may drag their sluggish length along
Beneath a leaden sky
While dead and sodden leaves drenched par
terres throng
From the lorn naples nigh.
fet stlil the earth reyolyes in its own way
Unto the dawning of fresh new day.
Fire, flood and cyclone may resistless rage,
And wreck all else beside
me mightiest enginery that moved the age
On its career of pride
But through the direst shock since earth was
born,
Ii never failed to bring the promised mornl
A glorious sunset we may loath let go,
When noon was wet and dun,
And wlstful watch its fading afterglow
I'LL stars come one by one:
but OF these lights from greatest to the least,
we worship only one-Star of the Eastl
Inc VISION OF life's radiant eventides-
Serene unto the close
hearts puislng warmly as their dear firesides-
Despite their mantling SHOWS
Jucn reapinS after sowing OF good seed,
such entering port, is beautiful indeed!
NO" from yon westering sun, o pilgrim turn,
And for the day-spring wait
iii on the hills of God dawn shall burn
That lights to Heavens gate,
To- night is spent and mists have cleared away
IFS the rare morning of celestial day.
springfield Mass Republican.
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EngIand's Ancient Throne.

The English throne, used in the coro-
nation ceremonies of the Kings and
Queens of Great Britain, and which is
so splendid in its covering of riIa silks.
velvets and gold, is, in fact, simply an
old oak chair of antique pattern. II
has been used on all state occasions fol
the last six hundred years, and perhaps
even longer, many reputable writers
claiming that they have discovered
traces of it's existence prior to the
eleventh century. Ages of use have
made the old oak frame work as hard
and as tough as iron. The back and
sides of this chair-thrOne were formerly
painted in various cOlors, all of which
are now hidden by heavy hangings OF
satin. silk and velvet. The magic power
attributed to the old relic lies in the
seat, which is made of heavy rough
looking sandstone, 26 inches in length.
liz inches in width, and 1919 inches in
thickness. Long before il was wrapped
in velvet and trimmed in gold to be used
by the TudOrs and the Stuarts, this old
stone of stones served as seat during
the coronations of the early Scottish
Kings.-New Review.
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: proudly as we walked down the street
that my heart kind of warmed to him.
But when we got in a crowd of fellows
little while after and the boys spoke of
the new tile and congratulated me on its
looks the donor Clipped in:
by the way, whenever buy a man
his first silk hat always give him one
tip. This is it: Whenever you take
your hat off and hold it or lay it down
be sure that the trade mark on the in
side is exhibited. What's the use of
having the best if you don't let people
+, know it?'
''Of course every body in the crowd
knew then that he had given me this
hat. The next day l ran against him
on the street. He stopped me.
"'My boy he said, with fatherly
| solicitude, wearing the new hat
bought you on a cloudy day like this?
You oughtnt to do it. Sure to rain be-
fore night. Wear a derby on rainy
days
''He hustled along, and the country
cousin i had with me asked me if was
of age.
my benevolent friend came into my
office in the afternoon. There were sew
eral other people present, but as soon as
his eye rested on the plug hung up be-
side the door he said:
Don't you know better'n to hang
that new hat up where the door'll get
slammed back against it and make an
accordion of it? If you don't take de-
cent care of it, I'll never buy you an
other, neverr
HE wanted me to 60 down the street
with him, and l went On the way
passed several acquaintance with
ladies, and lifted my hat.
"'You'1l wear that hat out in a week
If you keep doing that, said the doner. 1t
amt necessary, any way; just give the
military salute; touch the hat with a
sort of courtly wave of the hand. See?
Otherwise you'll have the rim all linn
bered up and shabbyp
81 began to get tired of this, but
stood it meekly as became man who
had been benefited. That same even
ing l went to the theater, and as came
out between the acts and stood in the
lobby talking with group of friends up
comes my man and says:
$ 4 notice you put that hat under the
seat. Mustn't do it. Folks kick
through from behind and muss it up. l
don't want to have to buy you another
one right away, you know. Hold it on
your lap
''Of course this apprised every body
that he was my hat patron. Since that
time he has held me up half dozen
times-always before crowd of friends
and said something about the hat.
Once it was kick on my tie; it didn't
go we'll with the hat, he said. Another
time l inadvertently tilted it back on
my head, and was corrected for that
Then he noticed that it was little ruff
fled and told me to send it down and
have it ironed. 1t wouldn't cost any
thing, he said, if mentioned his name.
Finally took the blasted hat home and
smashed it with an Indian club. I'm
wearing a crusher, nov, you'll notice.
Before I'd wear another silk hat Of
somebody else's buying l would tie my
head up in red bandana. That goes!"
Chicago Mail.
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hours it is a singularly quiet town. The
mild, soft evenings permit families to
sit in the open air, and in strollino
through the streets at night the lighted
ends of cigars and cigarettes are so thick
in front of the houses as to remind one
of firehies. The little darkies and the
children of the poorer classes of Cubans
play together on footing of social
equality.
On one occasion | saw an amateur min
strel performance by fifteen or twenty
little fellows not more than thirteen
years old. For initiative skill | had
never seen any thing superior to
the little Cubans when mimickino
their negro associates. Jokes were
cracked between the lend men. y
tambOurine and bones were there
and the soft, mellow little voices
singing Southern melodies made as a
whole an entertainment worthy of a
higher stage. | had seen CEristy,s.
Kelly & Icons, Dan Bryant's. the San
Francisco and Dockstader's MINISTRIES
but none of them had the natural charm,
of that Cuban-darky troupe at Key
West. Bright and early on the follow.
ing morning these minstrels could be
seen working at the cigar tables with
faces so solemn as to preclude the idea
of any sense of humOr in their compost
ton. The characteristics and tastes of
different nations as smokers are as well
known to the Key West manufacturer
as to the retailer. For the English mar
ket heavy, strong, richly-fiavored cigar
is the favorite, while for the continent
a mild, quick-burning one must be made.
The United States consumes every kind
of cigars, light and dark large and
small Y. Times.
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FRENCH SECRET AGENTS.

The Character and Methods of the Spies
Employed by the Government.
The secret agents of police in Paris
are provided with cards which. in cases
Of danger will insure them the protec-
ton of the regular police. They fire.
quent clubs and other meetings. the
wlne-shops of the exterior boulevards.
and also attend at the Senate and Cham
Der of Deputies during the Parliament
airy session. In the morning they pre-
pare their reports, generally speaking,
at the Prefecture, in the archives of
which are to be found detailed accounts
of the career and character of hundreds
of thousands of individuals in France
These records form colossal pyramids in
the lumber rooms, and are alphabetically
arranged according to the names of the
persons whose histories they chronicle.
so that when any one comes suddenly to
the front, or is compromised in any
criminal affair, the librarians can have
no difficulty in laying their hands on the
official summary of his or her antece-
dents. So complete is the collection
that the name of the most obscure rag
picker of Paris has its chronicle as well
as that of the President of the Republic.
Paris detectives are divided into two
classes. The Agents de la Surete, who
are the detectives as we know them in
England, very plucky, respectable and
self-sacriticing body of chosen police
men in plain clothing; and the Agents
de la Police Secrete, mean and con-
temptible, but fearfully clever lot. The
Partisan nickname for the econd class
is MOuchard, than which there is no
more Odious epithet in the French Ian
guage. The mouchard may be poor
beggar with not more than $50 year.
or be man or woman of high rank, fire.
quenting and receiving the best society
SardOu's Dora was female mouchard
The business of the mouchard high OF
low is to listen to conversations on the
Governments dOings and sayings, and
report them to the Project of Police,
who communicates them to the Minister
of the Interior. They are in fact, DO
litical spies, and frequently great i'm
posters and rs.-Philadelphia Times
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ABORIGINAL MINING.
Great Antiquity of the Copper Mines OF
Lake Superior.

Great Antiquity of the Copper Mines ON
Lake Superior.
Writing on Ancient Mining in North
America" Prof. Newberry speaks, in the
American Antiquarian, of the great an
tiquity of the aboriginal works. The
ancient copper mines on Lake Superior
were abandoned not less than four hun
dred years ago; for the heaps of rubbish
around the pits made by the ancient
miners were covered with forest trees
that had reached their largest size. The
old mica mines of North Carolina and
the quarries of serpentine in the Allie
ghanies showed like evidences of an
tiquity. Some population in the MiSsis-
sippi Valley worked the oil-felds in
various places. The author, visiting
Titusville in 1860, when the first we'll
had been opened, noticed pits In tho
ground which proved to be relics of the
excavations of primeval oil-gatherers. A
citizen, digging we'll in one of the pits,
had discovered and followed an old we'll,
which was cribbed up with timber and
contained primitive ladder, like those
which have been found in the old copper
ihAhOo VI i%ohO oupCl1OI. 4hO
had been rudely done with sticks from
six to eight inches in diameter, which
had been cut or split by very dull in
strument, undoubtedly stone hatchet."
The oil was probably gathered by being
SKINNED from the water that collected
in the bottom of the pit. Traces of
similar we'll were observed at Ennis
killen, Canada; and depressions in the
surface like those on Oil creek were no.
ticed at Mecca and Grafton, o. Ruins
of an ancient lead mine exist on the
Morgan farm, near Lexington, KY, in
the form, where they have not been dis
turbed, of an open cat, from six to ten
feet wide, ':of unknown depth, and now
nearly filled with rubbish. On either
side of this trench the material thrown
odt forms ridges several feet in height,
and these are everywhere overgrown by
trees, many of which are as large as any
found in the forests of that region"
Galena has been found in many of the
ancient works in Ohio, but has never
been smelted, and appears to have been
valued merely for its brilliancy. DIR.
Newberry does not believe that the
mound-builders were of the present In
dian stock.-Popular Science Monthly.
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RINGING THE CURFEW.
The Probable Origin of n Time-Honored
English Custom.

EngllSn CuStOh'
Erroneous notions have long prevailed
concerning original object of the cur
few. The custom of covering up fires
about sunset in summer, and about eight
at night in winter, is supposed to have
been introduced by William L., and to
have been imposed upon the English as
a badge of servitude; and 1T has often
been quoted to show with what severity
the Conuueror sought to press his cruel
governments even to the very firesides OF
his subject. But this opinion does not
seem to be we'll founded, for there is
evidence that the same custom prevailed
in France, Spain, Italy, Scotland, and
probably all the other coun-
tries of Europe, at this period.
The curfew was intended as
a caution against fires, which were
then very frequent and very destructive,
as so many houses were QUILT OF WOOD:
and of such fires the ''SavOn Chronicle"
makes frequent mention. Again, the
curfew is said to have been used in En-
gland at much earlier date than the
Conqueror's reign, and by so good
monarch dS Allrtu tu0 hc VI
iained that all the inhabitants of Ok
ford should at the ringing of the curfew
at-CarfaX. cover up their fires and go to
bed: which custom, it is stated in Pesh-
all's History of Oxford" is observed to
this day, and the bell as constantly
rings at eight as Great Tom tolls at
nine It's reasonable to conclude that
the Conqueror revived or continued the
custom, which was previously estab-
lished in Normandy.
The curfew is mentioned to a late
period as a common and approved regu-
latiOn, which would not have been the
case had it been originally imposed as
badge of servitude or law to prevent
the people from meeting at their fire.
sides and conspiring against an OPP
pressive rule. We even find the ring
ing of the curfew-bell provided for by
requests of tracts of land, or other prop
erty, although this ringing was but the
relic of the custom; for the people are
not supposed to have put out their fires
and lights beyond the reign of William
II. Henry /. restored the use of lamps
and candles at court after the ringing of
the curfew.-Christian Union.
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misunderstood.
How d. you think Host my fair?

How d you think lost my fair?
taxed my brain and wasted time
Weaving some tender thoughts of her
Into sweet and glorious rhyme.
She is singer. So one night
when she had sung a song to me,
This you have done for your love-" said
Listen to what he has wrought for thee p
Then, unfolding perfumed page,
GLORIOUS creature" began
Jove! Such arrows of angry looks
Never before were shot at mani
"This," she cried, sis maids reward
When she has lifted high her voice,
Unaware of the critics ear
Worn by him she called her choicei
FGo!" she cried, "and another seek,
Not screecher; or, if she be,
One whose temper is far more meek
When her lover is far too free"
Never a word of my defense
Moved the maid to forgive my crime.
That was the way lost my love,
Ere she had heard the half my rhyme.
Mrs. George Archibald, in Judge.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Steel ties are the next thing in rail-
ways. The Carnegie works at Pittsburgh
are turning out one minute.
1T will require so, 900 bales of cotton
for the mills of the Amoskeag Manufac-
turing Company at Manchester, N. b.,
for the coming year.
"A French chemist believes himself
able to tell whether soil is deficient In
phosphorus, potash or nitrogen by the
shade of green of the vegetation. The
leaves become yellowish when nitrogen
IS lacking.
There are four products OF Cali
fornia," says Pacific Coast journal,
which will shortly command the market
of this country and will seek outlets
abroad These are raisins figs, prunes
and olive oil"
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THE FAT MANS STORY.
He Tells How He Successfully Fooled 9
Kansas Prairie Fire.

He Tells How He Successfully Fooled a
Kansas Prairie Fire.
The boys had been looking at the fat
man for some time as he strolled up and
down the depot platform, smoking good
cigar and his face wearing a look of con-
tentment, and one of them finally OBJ
served that it was good time for him
to tell story.
En-? A story to pass away the time
certainly" he replied, as he sat down on
a baggage truck, recently painted a sky
blue color.
'sYou must know, gentlemen, he be-
gan, after getting his legs crossed, 'that
I was not always at the head of the lead
ing clearinghouse of Chicago. No. All
my life, up to ten years ago, was passed
in the far West, on the plains and prai-
ries and among the hills and mountains.
had, as you may suppose, numerous
adventures. 1 was just thinking of my
escape from prairie fire, but the de-
tails might not interest you"
''Oh, yes, they will!' we all cried in
chorus.
"Wel, one day in the fifties was
journeying across a Kansas prairie on
foot. One morning got up to find fifty
miles of tall, dry grass between me and
the hills. A strong breeze sprang up
with the sun, and had scarcely started
on my way before 1 discovered great
smoke to windward. The Indians had
set fire to the prairie to kill off the rat
tlesnakes, you know"
"By George! but you were in for it!'
exclaimed the hardware drummer from
st. Louis.
eyes; l realized that in a moment. In
five minutes could see billow of flame
to windward. 1t was at least twenty
miles long, and spreading as it came. 1t
was coming faster than a horse could
run. L figured that it would be upon me
in five minutes"
'sAnd you dug hole in the earth?"
queried the glue man from New York.
81 had nothing to dig with. If had
had the proper tools the time was too
short"
ssTben the wind changed?' put in the
Yankee notion man from Cincinnati.
ssNever a point. As l stood there that
great ocean of fame came roaring down
| toward me like the Bosom of destruction.
I lost fully two minutes before | got to
work. could even feel the heat OF the
fierce flames scorching my flesh"
''But, hang it, man, you escaped?"
81 did,"
'sYou don't show any scars or burns. ;"
"No."
'Well, get to the point"
ST will. I waited until the flames
were not over mile away, and then l
took my balloon off my back, pressed the
button which permitted the natural gas
| to flow in from the reservoir, and, tax
| ing my seat in the chair, shot up into
| the air about five hundred feet and let
the flames sweep under me. One OF my
boot heels was little scorched, but that
/ was all the damage DONE"
"Do you tell that for truth?'' angrily
demanded the starch man from Oswego.
s'The solemn truth, gentlemen. Our
company is now doing general banking
and balloon business-same style of bal
oons. We can and do undersen all
theirs. Send in your orders early and
void the winter rush. That's all IN.
Sun
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What the Editor Said.
AN uNWELcOME GIFr.

Trials of Young Man Who Was Made he
Recipient of Silk Hat.
ibid you ever have friend give you
at the club. mo? Well, don't! If one
of your round-town friends tries to pull
you into hat store and load one onto
you, break away and shun him like the
pestilence. speak from acrid expert
ence. Listen to my tale of woe. One OF
my big-hearted acquaintances shor'
time ago bought me an eight-dollar silk
dicer. thought it real clever of him
and was grateful. He looked at me g
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city boarders and the faithful damsels
who had served her so long, without
money and without price, was too much
for her philosophy. Nor did it at all
tend to console her when Uncle Jona-
than afterward remarked:
''Its all your own fault, Anastasla:
N Y Ledger.
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A Needed Precaution.

Little Ethel-Please, Mr.. Tooscore,
why didn't you have suspenders TO
your hair2
Tooscore bearded, but bald)-What
does my little friend meant
Little Ethel Cause. you see. your
hair has nearly all slipped right down
round your GETTYSBURG Bulletin.