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is again at war with a European power,
and some of the famous Amazons or fe-
male soldiers of the King have been killed
in a battle with Frances Sengalese
troops Tho Kings rsgulsrs army Is 2
par7naneut esh,t,f -, 81 :
large aosiial1 ~ these irress; s
troops are disbanded as soon as the par-
ticular occasion that made them useful
has passed.
The Amazons belong to the regular
army, and they are recruited in remark
able manner. If woman in Dahomey
has an acrid temper or fails to have chill
dren, or if her husband wants to get rid
of her, he honors himself by presenting
her to the King, who, if she has the re-
quisite physical qualifications, turns her
over to his army officers to be drilled as
an Amazon.
The Amazons accompany the King on
all his expeditions, but they do not
usually play very active role. They
guard the baggage and the camp, but are
not often taken into action if it can be
avoided. The garrison of Aghome, the
Kings capital, is competed almost ex-
clusively Of Amazons. A recent visitor
to the capital says there were only thirty
male soldiers in the garrison. The
Amazons are also trained to fill the peace
full role of dancing girls. One of the big
sights of Dahomey is to see the Amazons
on gala days frantically brandishing
their weapons, uttering their war cries,
and going through their dances before
the King
Twenty-four years ago the Frenchman,
Beraud, estimated the number of the
Amazons at about 1860. Since then the
number has increased. and the German
traveller, Zoller, in 1885 was of the opin-
ion that there were at least 5000 of these
interesting females. It is not unlikely
that this estimate is too large, but it Is
certain that there are a great many of
them. In view of the very peculiar quail
ifications that secure the admission Of
most of them to the army, they are un
doubtedly far from being an attractive
lot in any sense of the yord.-Ne's Korb
Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-06-13

Anxious Wife-''Doctor, how is my
husbandl"
Doctor-tHe will come around all
right. What he needs now is quiet.
have here couple of opiates.
when shall give them to him."
"Give them to him. They are for
you, madam. Your husband needs rest. "
-Teras lSiftings.
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HIGHLY PLAUSIBLE.

Jack Ripley Feeling in all his pockets
STRANGE where the deuce it went to ]
can't seem to
Observation-Disclosures anything, SIRE
Jack Ripley-'Well, Iwant you to SCI
that Atwood undergarment you sold ne
two weeks ago-butI guess it must have
slipped through hole in my vest. ~
Dry Goods Chronicle
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Without consulting any of the other
Passengers an old fellow in a railroad
car lets down both windows, and then
remarks Cooking round complacently)
IA cold morning this, but must say
like air"
Fellow-Pasenger (gruffiy)-"Why in
thunder don't you get out on the rooflr
Chatter.
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London Truth calls attention to the
following illustration of the anomalies
resulting from the prepOsterOus English
rates for s'ocean postage" A letter from
any part of the United States goes to
India for five cents. From England the
postage is ten cents. The United States
letters are actually transmitted through
Ehsland. That is to say, letter may
come from San francisco to New York,
thence to Liverpool and thence to India
for half the postage of a letter from
Liverpool 70 Ilidia-
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II the American people were to Learn
that their army and navy during the pas
year had lost 52s2 men in engagements
with enemies, and that nearly 26,OOC
of the soldiers and sailors had been
wounded, they would be Mortified II
fact, so great a destruction of life and
limb would wipe out our entire army
and navy, as those branches of the Gov.
eminent service are now constituted.
Yet, says the Philadelphia BaHstia, thai
Is the extent of the havoc which wa
wrought last year on the railroads of til,
United States.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-06-13

''You must have patience, my young
lnfn, if you expect to succeed, " expostu-
listed a gentleman with young physician,
who had just hung out his sign and was
getting restless, as no work came to him.
81 know that, " replied the young doc
tor, 'but how on earth am to get
them" -Atlanta Constitution.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-06-13
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Some people cannot drive to happiness
with four horses, and others can reach
the goal on foot.
1t is with human character very often
as it is with a torch; the more it is shaken
the more it shines.
Were Ievery evening to depict sun
rise and every morning to see it, still 1
should cry. Ike the children, once more,
once morel
Inviolable fidelity, good humor and
complacency of temper, outliye all the
charms of a fine face, and make the de-
cay of it invisible.
By struggling with misfortunes we are
sure TO receive some wounds in the con-
flict: but sure method to come oil VIC
torious Is by running away.
Energy will do anything that can be
done in this world, and no talents, no
circumstances, no opportunities Will
make a two-legged animal without It.
The consummation OF madness is to do
what, at the time of doing it, we intend
to be afterward sorry for, the deliberate
and intentional making Of work for re-
pentance.
Every heavy burden Of sorrow seems
like a stone hung around our neck; yet
they are often like the stones used by the
pearl divers, which enable them TO reach
the prize and rise enriched.
1t is not written: ''We are saved by
!. la-ls}.;s hone not q something
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A NICE DISCRIMINATION.


A railroad man tells this story:
"Out on the road all the hotel employees
knew me and catered to my appetite for
gosd edihles. At one time l ordered a
beefsteak, and stranger next me at the
table said he would take the same, where
upon the rascally waiter called out:
Z" Two beefsteaks-one for arailroad
man and the other for a gentleman. y
Chicago Times.
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STRONG EVIDENCE.

"Young man, said the boarding mis-
tress, sternly, ''your comments are out of
place. I made biscuit, sir, fifty years
ago"
Every likely" was the sinners reply,
adding in an agitated undertone to his
side partner, ''and if circumstantial evil
dence goes for anything, this specimen
I'm whetting my teeth on is one of 'em.
PHILADELPHIA Times.
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HAD HAD EXPERIENCE.

"Wel, now, this is something like, "
reclaimed Mrs. Newwife, awakening her
husband suddenly from a stolen after
dinner nap. at says here in the paper
that at the Hotel Bernina, in Samoden,
they are cooking beefsteak by electricity.
What blessing that will be to the poor,
overworked women if it becomes gen
eral."
'eWhat are they doing9" grunted the
husband, only half awake.
"Cooking beefsteak by electricity"
s'Wherei''
'In foreign hotel"
"Umphl Nothing very new about
that. Never got a piece of hotel beef
steak yet that didn't look as if it haG
been struck ~ lightning. "-DetroH Ere
Press.
ONLY SURPRISED HIM.
aWhat a honely man. " said Petitions
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The Russian bear has apparently given
John chinaman bad fright, as John is
now industriously engaged in massing
troops on the Siberian frontier. The
Cinnamon fear that the Russian forces
contemplate making an attack on them.
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) OuI IUn udT With
spea aoro M
Get S"O' 1Ho
5 are yet to

'Once more, you dash-bedashsrbioke,
Will you uncork that swag }l'-
(Hopelessly bewddered) MY friend, I
confess my utter inability to gather any
coherent idea from the fragmentary OBJ
servations you have impaired. There is
something radically irreconcilable and
incapable of correlation in the vocabu-
laries with which we endeavor to make
the reciprocal or correspondence inter
change of our ideas ineligible. You
will pardon me if I suggest that syn
chronization of purpose is equally indis-
pensable with homogencity of cerebral
impression, as well as parallelism of idiom
and"
But the highwayman had fed in dis
Chicago Tribune.
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Relative Rank of Cities.

In 1880, says the Commercial Adoer-
tiser, there were in the United States
twenty cities with a population each of
100, 900 or over. Judging by conserva-
tive local estimates, the census of 1890
viii show as many as thirty, and proba-
bly, thirty-ive cities each having at least
100, 900 inhabitants. The following
table shows these. and other changes in
the population:
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= ARTISTS SARCASM.

strtist-''I have got an order
FRS. Portly to paint her portrait -
Id Artist suppose she wants
Demonstrating that looks
and hatural7'
|st Artist-''No, on the contrary,
Essays she wants handsome picture. "
-Teras Sittings.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-06-13

Act, about to 60 INTO operation between
Great Britain and the United States, Is
retroactive in its effect, and that under
its provisions the United States can, If
it chooses, clear Canada of every Ameri-
can fugitive from Justice
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cnIcAeo vAvou1snEp pY BosroN.

Footpad presenting pistoD-" Fork
over your rhino, and be quick about itl'
Near sighted Bostonian - I" Beg
pardon,'
(Sternly) ''No monkeying! Unlimber!
Produce the scads.n
pardon me, but do not apprehend
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THE SANE OLD DUN.

ibid you tell the grocer that am not
ling calls of any kind to-dayl"
sssir; but he said as how you ought
s3t a receiver, then. PUCK.
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re United States are payin.
/. S Tsf. NOV

'sally in io.srest, s25sfactio1s |
Britain, $3.50, 500, 600; tria-Hungary,
s126, 900, 900; Italy, 500, 900, 600; Rus.
STA, 1920. 600, 600, and Spain, s56, OOO,-
600. Prussia alone of the German
States, pays S44, 600, 600, and Canada,
with but one-twelfth Of the population
of this country, pays nearly oue-third as
much annually in interest, $40, 900, 600.
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John TY
fact that ne va

Wyoming Territory is one Of the few
plsaes where women have diEset iuau-
seaee upon Legislation, sad SEyenaih pro.
p9ses e put % bachelors who hkFs
resclsed he sge 81 thiirty-iiqe. years q
speei e s. 50 Dor annam.
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A p1srNcrIoN 40 A DIFFERExcE.

, sAIrs. Brindle-''I must have some
,pney to-day, William. Pm going
popping"
Mr.. Brindle On surprise)-''What do
Blu want with money!
Mrs. Brfndle ditto Bow aau / hnY
.>ziSrwithous meuey
3 Bfsa<lle ssQh { you e going e
somethin9l thoaght yos N'dss
going shopping Ezgpiasoiis
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The Canadian Minister Of Justice takes
the view that the Weisop ExtTaditiou.
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until Alice had become his welded wife
I that he thought of Melinda, of the red
hair and turkey-egg complexion.
"But it will all be right, he argued to
himself. another can't help liking dear
little Alice. She and Mrs. Mixsell used
= to be good friends in the old days before
the Mixsel farm was sold; snd Alice will
be perfect sunbeam in the house-God
sss herr'
~ the yellow twilight of May even
-, 49, nm brought his pretty, blush
| ing young wife to the old homestead
"We'n surprise the mother" said he,
cheerily. Gwen go around by the syca-
more tree lane aud creep in at the back
door. And you shall be sitting in the
keeping-room when she comes in. Shes
talking to some one at the carriage block,
nowr'
''It's company, 1 think, John, said
Alice, her heart fluttering like a bird in
its cage. Its carryall with big
trunk strapped on behind, and tall,
re1-halred woman stepping out. Oh,
John, who can it be2n
John Jaggett changed color, as he
recognized the shrill, nasal accents of
Miss Melinda Buttsl
"No" uttered that female. al must
allow l didn't reckon on gittin' married
quite SO sudden, Mrs. Jaggett; but after
- ~ sa,.sl y g, me, and neighborss
Tue montif.-l'.l .se---s's
ckS Ladies of all demons ss,.s-est;zed
cordial eleome at the -
nm - s
he had jestIngly Taggested, and here she
was, bag and bagtgage, an embodied ac-
ceptance of the offer.
"Am l a Mormon In spite of myselfln
he thought. GLOW, in the name of all
the fates and furies, am to get out of
this tangled
sit still minute, Allie, he said to
his pretty young wife. ''I'll go and tell (
them your here. ---~-
But if you've got company, John
sNo company can be more honored
than my wife, Allie" he said, gently, as
he passed into the shady little parlor,
where scent of dried rose leaves came
from the quaint old China jar on the
mGntle.
There stood lank, specialized, elder
ly man.
"why, it's Lawyer judd" said John,
starting back "How do you do, Mr..
Judd? May I ask what has procured US
the honor of this visitlp
Lawyer Judd smiled and wriggled, and
Intervene his respectable-gloved fingers
in each other, after most embarrassed
fashion.
Chow are you, Mr. Jaggett-how are
youl" said he ''Well, to be candid
with you, came here with the young
lady outside
s'You didl"
''Yes, Ibid, " nodded the lawyer, who
was one of those restless individuals who
can never keep still minute, but slipped
and writhed and twisted himself about
like snake in black cashmere gar
ments, sOn-he, he, hel-a little ques-
ton of matrimony."
John flushed to the roots of his wavy
brown hair.
Was this to be matter of breach of
promised Did they imagine for a Sec
ond that he was to be coerced like this2
''Mr. Judd" said he, "there is some
mistake here"
81 hope not, neighbor Jaggett," said
the lawyer, more like the letter S than
ever-''I hope not. Why should there
ha a .,,ishsEe2n
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EREsTDIATED ITS VALUE.

tr you struck 2.4O gait when
Miss Bjones's last. "
that gate cost more than that;
more than pay for the re-
)YBazdr.
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- ~ 80 Z ven aer any reason
to believe
''N'o, no-no, to-be-sure notl" uttered
the lawyer, swaying himself to and fro.
IF 1 mad supposed SO, 1 should certainly
never have married her"
married whom2" demanded John.
s'Married Mrs. Elias Judd, to-be-sure
the late Miss Melinda Butts. This
morning, Mr.. Jaggett; and we're on our
way to the Albany boat now, and my
heml-wife has stopped to bid your re-
spected mother good-by as we came past.
And really" glancing at turnip-shaped
silver watch which he carried in fob
pocket, ''we have no time to spare.
Melinda, my dear"
He was amazed at the vehemence and
cordiality with which John Jaggett
wrung his hand.
II congratulate you, my dear sir
congratulate you with all my hearth % said
he. ''Where is Mrs. Juddl Let me have
the pleasure of expressing my good
wishes to her also"
And when s'the late Miss Melinda
Butts came in, rugged, hard featured
and coarse, he thought of the little hu-
man rosebud waiting out by the keeping
room window, and rejoiced inwardly.
All these occurrences took much less
time in the happening than has been con-
sumed in their relation; and when,
finally, the dust of departure rolled after
Mr.. Judd's respectable carriage wheels,
Mrs. Jaggett turned tearfully to her son.
'There, John, ;" said she, ~ told you
how it would be- Melinda Butts is mar
ried and gone, and haven't got no
daughter-in-law, after all"
'Yes, you have, mother, said John,
his whole countenance growing radiant
as he took her hand and led her into the
room where Alice now sat, her innocent
heart full of vague wonder and surmis-
ings. II was married to Alice Mizsell
the day before yesterday"
Alice lifted her blue, wistful eyes to
Mrs. Jaggett's amazed face.
slATofbar JieH fact month cold sha
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

E177F' "Iu 4 Vu " VOF @IIUlIV = I 1T
salse Old Dun-If He Only Had
Them Overestimated Its
yalue-Needed Rest. Etc.
IL you are not in danger,
Zen the dog in the manger
May offer to lick your hand:
But if in adversely,
Every man in the city
Will lick you if he can.
-lNei1 York Herald
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Women Warriors.

Dahomey, on the west coast of Africa,
is again at war with a European power,
and some of the famous Amazons or fe-
male soldiers of the King have been killed
in a battle with Frances Sengalese
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smarter than I am. Kiss me, Alicel and
now wen have our tea. But, John, why
didn't you tell me beforel"
because I didn't know it myself,
mother, " said John Jaggett. ''But do
think I've made better bargain than
Lawyer Judd; don't youl"
"Well," said Mrs. Jaggett, looking at
Alice, Observation-Disclosures
you-havew-Saturday Night.
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ONLY SURPRISED HIN.
aWhat a homely man, - said Pgettisom
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RaeA- 20 not wonder fhat 80
l haveMele, Life IS 50 barrea
Of boots Ne only i've on By an
The Human Hair.

AdpPIhesS DOuuu up Win Jul pi1sl'
cal condition, and one reacts on the
other.
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AMONG THE RAILROADS.

w. H. LaCount, we'll known in Santa
Fe, has been appointed superintendent
OF the tie, piling and square timber de-
partment Of the Rio Grande Southern
road between Durango and Rico, and has
got out posters advertising for 100 men,
to commence work at once.
Thousands Of acres Of coal lands, gold
and copper districts and mammoth for
ests of timber will be opened by the con-
struction of the Algodones-Durango line.
Allen Marvel, president Of the Santa
Fe system, has been in Denver for the
past few days, and Monday he gave his
check for $500 to the committee soliciting
finances for the Independence day cele-
bration.
Geo. M. Logan, soliciting laborers for
the Dallas, Rio and Durango road, left
this morning for the north, taking about
thirty men with him.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-19
Taos Valley Canal.
ABSOLUTELY Pure.

A letter from Cerro, Taos county, says
the ahairsof the Taos valley irrigation
canal are assuming encouraging shape.
"The company" says the letter, (which
has DELAYED its work on the ditch and
reservoirs here SO long, sent Hon. Will
liam Aitchson out here to look over the
ground preparatory to going on with con-
struction work on thirty miles of ditch
southwark into New Mexico. Mr.. Aitchi-
son returned to St. Louis last week to re-
port to the company and bondholders re-
garding the matter, and is expected to
arrive here this week ready to proceed
with the work. The company intends to
pursue its former liberal policy and sus
tain the well merited reputation which ii
has acquired of paying all debts promptly
in cash.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-19
.JudCe AxtelpR Position.

To the Editor of the New Mexican.
SANTA FE, July l9.-for fear that some
person might be honestly misled as to
what believe about statehood, I will re-
iterate what said in my interview here
tofore published in the New MEXICAN. /
said if the constitution had been voted
upon and carried there would have been
no doubt but that We would have been
admitted at this session. said statehood
ought not to be made party question. ]
also said if submitted as Republican
measure, was afraid it would he beaten
All the leading Democrats ON New Mex
leo whom We saw in Washington, includ-
ing Delegate Joseph, expressed them
selves strongly in favor of statehood.
There was no objection made by any of
them to the constitution, except as to the
apportionment. Now l understand that
the constitution must receive majority
of all the votes cast at the November
election, or it will be defeated. If no one
voted against it, it still would not be car
ried, unless it received majority of all
the votes cast. To make this
absolutely sure, hope, that if the CEN
sus shows any injustice in the spportion-
ment that the convention, when it reas-
sembles in August, will so adjust it that it
shall be absolutely fair. hope all OBJ
iections which any fair minded Democrat
has will be removed, and that when the
tickets are put in the field in November
that both the Republican and Democratic
parties will be for the constitution in
other words, for statehood. | said that
without statehood, we were cypher at
Washington. l realfirm that in my
opinion statehood is the one important
thing for us to work for. believe our
constitution is a good one. have never
heard any objection urged to it, except
the single one Ct spportionment. l do
not know that that is valid, but if it should
prove to be in the light Of the census re-
turns, feel sure the convention will cor
rect it. l shall certainly work for it, and
my name can not be justly used as ever
having said word against it.
s. 3. AyTELL,
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PERSONAL.

Jacob Gross, of Las Vegas, is at the
Palace.
Col. Alex. Bowie, of Monero, is at the
Palace.
Thomas Haskins, of Elizsbethtown, is
at the Exchange.
Rev. Isaac Hockter, of Xenia, Ohio, is
visitor at St. Vincent's in search OF
health.
Byron Shoecraft, representing the Ely
Walker Dry Goods Co., St. Louis, is at
the Palace.
Miss Mckinley, a Cerrillos belle with a
host Of admirers in Santa Fe, is the guest
or Mrs. +. N. Reaser.
Mrs. S. h. Bull, Miss Bull, Miss Hop.
kins, VIM. L. Bull, ]. Preston Thomas,
Of Whitford, Pa, are tourists at the Pal
ace. They are spending the summer al
Colorado Springs.
Hon. Chas. f. Easley is in from Ger
rillos to-day, smiling over the railroad
prospects for that village. He has just
completed a new residence and is here
after his household effects.
R. spinny, Ell Paso; Judge John R
McFie, Las Cruces; Judge S. B. New
comb, Las Cruces; D. B. Merry, Las We
gas G. e. Bigot, st. Louis; L. Wormser
Chicago; W. B. Webber, Kansas City
T. G. Beattie, Las Animas, Colo, are
among to-day's guests at the Palace.
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ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE.
Thirty-First Commencement.

The students of the graduating class Of
the college have, during several days, I'M
dergone rigid and thorough examine
ton. Seven of them have obtained the
regular percentage to be awarded com.
mercial diploma.
The commencement exercises will take
place on Wednesday, June rs, at $50 p.
IN. at the college hall.
1t having been remarked every year
that the college hall is not large enough
to accommodate all the friends of the in
stitution, the management have resolved
that musical entertainment will be
given on Sunday, June %, at 3 80 p. m.
to which are cordially invited friends and
patrons who have no students attending
the college, BRO. BoTuLPH.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-19

John Mccullough Havana cigsr, &c, al
Colorado saloon.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-19

That Hacking Cough
Can be so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure.
We guarantee it. G. NJ. Dreamer.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-19

We have In stock 4 line OF Toilet
Articles Of every description;
also "A full line of Import
ed cigars & Imported
California Wines
And s:ran,!ies.