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about the place is the remains of an an
tique bridge, built by the conquerors in the
year 1901. Its quaint arches are yet entire,
and the stone walls show inches, now dis
mantied, where saints and crosses used to
stand commanding the worship of all way
farers, telling mutely how those stern cru
saders built for all time, and never forgot
the outward tokens of religion in the midst
of their greed for gold.-5 The Magdalena is
navlgable for small vessels many miles
above Honda, through nearly all
THE RICH STATE OF roLIMA,
which, being level with the stream, is one of
the best agricultural sections of the republic.
Until within the last few years, Tolima sup
piled the greater portion of Colombia's ex-
port agricultural trade. Lately, however,
thetwo Atlantic States have been more ex-
tensively cultivated, and these, being SO con-
veniently situated for foreign trade, beside
possessing remarkable fertility of soil, and
the further advantage of being intersected
by several considerable streams, have sud-
denly begun to yield at least two-thirds of
the entire export produce. The Cauca river.
which runs through this region, is itself
navigable for light-draught steamers as far
as Cali, place about IS miles northeast of
Buenaventura, the Pacific seaport
The Cauca valley is best described as a
level upland, $500 feet above the sea, a
series of uncultiyated meadow lands over
grown with tall, rank grasses. Though
especially adapted to cattle raising, the land
produces cotton, coffee, corn, cocoa, rice,
tobacco. sugar cane, potatoes, and most
fruits of the tropic and temperate zones, the
banana, especially, growing wild In greatest
abundance: The population of this valley
is reckoned at about 435, 900, and its aver
age temperature is no Fahrenheit. An
other magnificent river is the Atrato, whose
valley presents similar aspect to that of
the upper Magdalena.
RAILROADS TO BoGoTA.
Bogota de Santa Fe, the capital of Co
lombia, is only 20 miles from Honda, but
the journey thereto being straight over the
main cordillera of the Andes, is very
tedious and difficult, and can only be ac-
complished on horse or muleback. From
time to time during the last quarter of a
century, American companies have at
tempted the construction of railroad be-
tween these two noiDts hout 9O noilos - |
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for watching them scrub, and they get their
$24o year for the business. A number of
the girls waste paper and it takes quite
regiment to attend to this business.
All Of the old envelopes, wrappers and
scraps Of paper which accumulate during
the day are saved and are shoveled down
into
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
WHEN CLERK MARR1Es CLERK.

WHEN CLERK MARRIES CLERK.
Stephen A. Douglas married a depart
ment clerk and many of the ladies of the
departments go into the best of Washington
society. 1t is an unw-itten Law in some of
the departments that husband and his
wife shall not be on the pay-rolls at the
same time and when two department clerks
marry one is expected to leave. Postmaster
General Villas, however, objected TO this
theory and number of the Cabinet officers
now allow their clerks to marry if they
choose. One of the prettiest girls in the
Pension Office was married the other day to
very accomplished young clerk who
worked beside her. Their field OF work,
however, was changed in order that no re-
mark might be caused by the marriage and
they now have good positions in New York.
Not few clerks are married secretly and
their names appear on the payroll of the
department as single after they have been
married. 1t is great deal easier to live in
Washington on s., 900 year than 81, 900 a
year and Cupid gets along much better
when both husband and wife can keep their
salaries.
FLIRTING AMONG CLERKS.
There is of course considerable flirting
among the clerks. If you put one woman
with three men anywhere in the world she
must be an extraordinary female if she does
not throw coquettish glances at at least one
of the three, and the men are not human if
they do not look at her. 1 happen to know,
however, that three-fourths OF these Treas.
ury girls could be married if they wished
husbands. They get good salaries, and as
one of them said to me the other day: "We
have so much experience with men here
that We are afraid to trust them. We are
like Diogenes with his lantern. We can't
find the honest man. When a woman gets
S100 month she doesn't care to divide this
amount with husband, and can tell YOU
propose to stick to my salary as long as I
cam"
There is no bettsr way for female clerk
to lose her position than by falling in love.
This big Treasury building covers nearly
two acres and there are little hooks and
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HE city of Honda,
though nearly 800
miles above the
mouth of the Mag
dalena, and the
present terminus
of the steamboat
routes, is by no
means at tn Q
"head" of that
rivers navigable
waters. The grow
ing town, which
has acquired con-
sequence only on
accountof the river
trade, is beauti-
fully situated, sur
rounded by rugged
orI OF
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THE GIRLS OF THE ATTIC.

Some Of the queerest work Of the Treas
ury Department is done in the attic and in
the basement. I stood for ten minutes yes
terday and watched about 30 women sewing
on carpets in the top loft of the Treasury.
The carpet was stretched on frames like
carpenters saw horses, and the girls were
having kind of quilting bee in joining the
widths together. All the carpets of the
Government are sewed here, end if Custom
house at Cleveland or New York wants a
carpet 1t sends diagram of its room to the
secretary OF the Treasury and the carpet is
mere made and shipped. These giddy girls
DO the sewing for a consideration.
Ine cnar women of the Treasury take
charge oil the building after the clerks have
gone away, and for an hour or SO they turn
the denartment inside out.
They wash the windows.
They scrub the floors
And they polish up the knobs
OF the big front doors
They are under the charge of head char
woman, who receives good round salary
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they-I mean the 5000
tof the brightest women
lof the United States
who are employed in
the great Government
departments at Wash
ington. They come
from all parts of the
country, and they are
of all ages, from sweet
l6 to gray-haired IS.
Some of them are as
lovely as Helen of
Troy. They do all
sorts of work and get
all sorts of salaries.
They form an army in
themselves, and thev
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HYMNS Al WEDDINGS,
America Is Threatened With N Melauc holy
English Custom.
Boston Herald !

Boston Herald.I
That very English custom of singing
hymns at weddings has crossed the ocean at
last. Brides in London wouldn't consider
their matrimonial chains properly riveted
unless the parish choir sung: '"The Voice
That Breathed Der Eden," as they march
up the aisle. Now. ii the voice is to be in
troduced at our church weddings, it be-
hooves musical directors with fashionable
associations to get up their quartet choirs in
suitable wedding hymns, and substitute
them for this hackneyed selection. 1t is
English, but-that is all.
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THE RIDE TO BOGOTA.
Four Days on Mule Back Among the
Cloud-Capped Mountains.
RAILROAD PROJECTS.
Pianos Carried Overland at q Cost of One
Thousand Dollars Each.
COLOMBIA's AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcHl
BoGorA, COLOMBIA, January 20.
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corners where man might whisper sweet
nothing in lady's ear if it were not for a
messenger who is holding down chair out
side OF some big officials door and who is
not infrequently ready to report anything
out of the way.
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springless coach like dice in a box or to go
sailing over them on the deck of mule: In
either case the trip necessitates four of the
longest and hardest days that are likely to
fall to the lot of an ordinary human being in
the course of his life.
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correct. At any rate he overheard the re-
mark of the pretty Treasury clerk. He met
her the same night at a reception, and she
found Mr.. Brewster as entertaining as he
was ugly. After few months he proposed
to her and she accepted him and got first
class husband
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UNCLE SANS GIRLS,
A Thousand of Them in the
Treasury Department.
THE SALARIES THEY GET.
Danger From Poison and Disease in
Counting Greenbacks.
HOW CUPID FARES WITH CLERKS

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.l
WASHINGTON, March 1.
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SMELLS ON THE AVENUE.
Il beats yo'.

AS a rule the colored men and women
OF Washington dress better than thewhite
folks. Young colored men wear white
flannel suits, belts and russell shoes, and
ride bicycles and play lawn tennis with
dusky bellies radiant in yellow slippers
and blazers. Colored men and women
drive their own carriages, dog carts,
Russian Surveys and mail wagons, and
ride their own saddle horses.
A Sunday morning scene in front Of
the First Presbyterian church, on Fiji
teenth street, is worth looking at. 1t is
in the heart Of the fashionable region.
Next door is the hotel which Secretary
Blaine made popular by living in a year
ago Ia front is Mcpherson square, sur
rounded by elegant mansions. The vice
presidents hotel, the ShOrohan. is but q
block away. 1t church hour the fash
ionableS of the colored world come up
by ones and twos. The majority walk,
but many ride in handsome equipages.
Some Of the costumes of the women are
magnificent. Plenty Of diamonds are to
be seen. The men wear high hats, patent
leather shoes and gold headed canes.
This is the swell church Of the town.
Membership in it is passport to upper
ten society.
There is a surprising number of
churches for colored people IN Washing
ton. The Baptists take tho lead with
thirty-fve churches and missions, the
Methodists following with twenty-nine.
There are three Episcopal churches, two
Congregational, one Presbyterian and
one Catholic, The last named, st. Au-
gustine's, is one Of the famous churches
of the city. 1t is attended by many
members Of the diplomatic corps The
music of this church attracts visitors
from near and far.
The colored schools Of Washington
rank as high as the schools for white
children. The system is complete. There
are kindergartens for little black folks,
nineteen graded schools, a Normal school,
high school and a university. With
so many aids to progress it is not sur
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statesman; 81 am poor man, WHO pays
out one-haf of his salary for house rent.
Why should turn up my nose at my
neighbor, who owns his home and is
rich?''
Nowhere else in this country has civ
ifzation reached such a nigh state
among the ex-slave Of the cotton and to-
bacco plantations. A striking instance
Of this fell under my observation on K
street few days ago. A baby cart in
habited by two black infants was in
charge Of a pretty nurse. Colored
men here enter into all the activities Of
life. They are siopkeepers, boss me-
chanics, money loaners, bankers, law
yers, doctors, dentists and architects
They organize their own life and fire in
gurance companies, savings banks and
building societies. There are colored
policemen, fremen, city and Federal Of
Gcials, colored military companies, col
ored clubs, colored Grand Army posts.
Our colored friends are Unfortunately
fond of secret societies In Washington
there are no fewer than thirty councils
iHO 4OAStS VI CSiOttu Ouu L S1O"S. d
Masonic grand lodge with ten lodges, a
grand Royal Arch chapter and five
chapters, grand commandery Knights
Templar and four Communicates and a
Scottish Rite supreme council. There
are many other secret societies, those Or
ganized by colored women alone being
almost innUmerable. On a Connecticut
avenue car I overheard this fragment of
conversation between two well dressed
cOlOred women:
How many s'ieties yo' membah Of
now?7
"Only seven; but Use goin' in two mo-
dis week.
81 beats vo'. Use in nine"
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BLACK BABIES AND WHITE NURSE.
coin and cut his hair on the day of the
emancipator's arrival at Washington to
take the presidency. He owns. besides
the valuable piece Of property spoken of
above, number Of houses and lots.
One never knows in Washington when
he gives tips Of dimes or quarters to col
ored persons whether lie is helping
very poor man or swelling the horde of
an African Croasus. In hurry for
shave one day ran into ten cent bar
Der shop on d street. The barber and !
exchanged condolences. He had one shop
in Washington with eleven BARRIERS, an
other In Georgetown with nine BARRIERS.
But am not able to give them the
close attention they should have he
added. Fact Is l am very busy man"
"Other business Deed l has. l
have a factory where 1 make trusses,
which I invented myself. ! am presi-
dent of q cOloTod mans bank, vice presi-
dent of a coIorad mans Insurance COM
pany, one OF the trustees OF our church
and Cemetery association, q member Of
six secret societies and AZ officer IN three
Of them. Beside this I an partner in a liv-
cry stable, part owner of a grocery store
and superintendent of our Sunday
school"
These are two instances ont Of hun
dreds that could he given. Washington
contains q greater number Of educated,
refined and well 70 DO coIored men and
women than any other city in this coun-
Try. \ few have made money in trade,
but more have grown rich by investing
their savings m real estate. II the flush
times following the war the colored men
OF Washington prospered. What was
then outlying property, unimproved. and
in many sections low ground. unhealJf-
tal and undesirable, could be bought for
Etsle or nothing. Here the black men
invested. ans many Of them hold their
properly to this day. An ordinary build
ing los, which they bought Tor 500 in
1865, is now vo-Jh $4,000 or $4,000.
The section which a colored colony
monopolzad many years &so IS now
rapidiy becoming the scat Of fashion.
and hence it IS nothing uncommon 70 see
q humble hovcl, inhabited by negroes.
next door 70 brown stone mansion. On
Massachusetts, avenue senator has
neighbor OF this sort.
But do not mind 1t at al, says the
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col0-ed man, who while welding the
razor with practiced hand carried On a
conversation with white man sitting
near by. Apparently the conversation
was on business matters, for the white
man remarked:
"Wen, Mr.. Stewart, I'll raise my offer
from onc-fve to one-ten. That is the
best I'll Go, positively"
Then we can't trade" replied the old
barber, for one-ffteen is my price and
I'll not take q cent less"
pretty close trading for a second hand
razor" thought tho customer in the
chair. Of l wanted to buy Il razor from
barber I'd give the man his price and
be done with it"
The would be purchaser finally raised
his offer to one-twelve, greatly to the
disgust Of the customer, who thought
such haggling over pennies disgraceful.
He made no remarks, however, until the
shaving was doneand the other man had
left the shop. Then be said:
"Uncle, let me see the razor that man
was trying to buy Of you. If it's any
thing Of razor it's cheap enough at
one-ffteen."
At the same moment he slipped quar-
ter into the BARRIERS hand and babe him
keep the change"
q wasn't talking about a razor" re-
piled Mr.. Stewart.
What them"
ga building lot"
ga building lot for one-ffteen-oh, 1
see; one hundred and fifteen dollars"
mo; one hundred and fifteen thou
sand dollars"
The stranger turned sharply, looked
the old barber in the eye. whistled softly,
as if to himself, and went up stairs NUT
tering:
"A lot worth one hundred and fifteen
thousand dollars, and just gave him
tip Of ten cents!"
6Ir. Stewart is the Oldest barber in
Washington. He shaved Abraham Lin
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1t Bothered Her.

The Rev. Dr. Chamberlain, of Brook
Ign, told laughable story in the course
of his address before the Evangelical al
lance. He said that little Brooklyn
girl returned home from Sunday school
in state of mind because she had heard
there that Jesus was a Jew. She ap-
pealed to her mother for a confirmation
Of the report.
Eyes, my dear, Jesus was jew" said
her mother.
"Well, mamma, he was the Son Of
God, was he not:'
Yes, my dear"
"Weu," said the little one, 81 don't
see how it ever happened that Jesus was
a Jew, when God himself is Presby-
terrain. boston Advertiser.
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is $50. miles, Its greatest gresGEn Is Tvs,
miles; mean depth, 6SS feet; elevation,
627 feet; area, 81, 600 square miles. The
greatest length of Lake Michigan is 500
miles; its greatest breadth, 103 miles;
mean depth, $50 feet: elevation, 5o6feet;
area, %, 900 square miles. The greatest
length OF Lake Huron is 800 miles: its
greatest breadth, 60 miles; mean depth,
600 feet; elevation, s74 feet: area, 90, 600
square miles. The greatest length of
Lake Erie is $50 miles; its greatest
breadth, 80 miles; mean depth, "a feet;
elevation, 261 feet; area, 5000 square
miles. The greatest length of Lake On
tario is 18o'miles; its greatest breadth is
So miles; its mean depth is 500 feet; ele-
Walton, 261 feet; area, 5000 square miles.
st. Louis Republic.
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Twins do not happen more than 500
times q year il q population of / 900, 900,
and seldom hit the same family twice.
Triplets are rare enough TO be curiosi-
ties. 1t IS estimated that not one woman
in 100. 900 has given birth TO three chill
dren at one time, and, although there is
on record in the old medical works the
case of a German peasant woman who
had twelve children at four births-three
each time-and a Michigan woman who
is given the credit OF having produced a
dozen children 81 i've births inside OF
seven years-quadrupiecs once, triplets
once, twins twice aad lone youncster
on the last occasion. Such Instances OF
fecundiry are rarer than rew planets.
and the lady entitled 70 thecake for hav-
ing had four children II a birth Is not to
be found once in = crowd q 3e9, coo mar
RED women. The woman who has given
birth to i've children a. once Is alone
among 2.0o0,000 of her kinds. Louis
Republic.
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st. Louis to Colorado via wichita.

Commencing Sunday, July 1850, the
Missouri Pacific railway will run through
sleeping cars from St Louis via Pleasant
Hill, Rich Hill Fort Scott and Wichita to
GeneseO and from thence to Pueblo, Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver. This change
was made on account of a great many peO-
pie from the east going to Colorado being
DESTROYS of going via Wichita. The train
will stop here two hours, giving all
chance to view the Peerless Princess" and
still land passengers in Colorado same
time as if they had gone via Kansas City.
1t also gives the citizens OF Wichita sleep
ing car service from here to Colorado. Re
turning, it gives us through sleeping car
service Wichita toSt. Louis, and gives the
Colorado people a chance to 90 east via
Wichita. This change will undoubtedly
be appreciated by the travelling public. and
especially by the citizens of Wichita. If
you are going east or west go via the pop
Ular new through route Through chair
and sleeping car service. New route lust
completed between Fort Scott and Rich
Hill goes through the finest mineral and
agricultural country in the west. Don't
forget the new short line to St. Louis or
Colorado
City ticket Office, 49, North Main street,
Wichita, Kansas
46-tf E. +. BLECRLEY, P & I. a.
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Free Reading Matter.

There are various schemes for supplying
reading matter at triie above actual
cost. What would you think if you could
get good literature free? Drop a postal
card to g. L. Nicholson, general passenger
and ticket agent AtchisoA Topeka x
Santa Fe railroad, Topeka, Kan, and ask
for copies of ITO Mexico by Palace Car. "
You can also procure copies of "A Santa
Barbara Holiday" Guide to San Diego
Bay Region" LAS Vegas Hot Springs
Guide" and folders relating to Texas;
Oklahoma and Kansas
Very respectfully, yours.
81 5t GEN. Pass. AND TICKET ACT.
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MaclinaW, the north pole aud other cool
places are too far away for your time and
purse
# so. why not visit GeUda Springs, the
noted southern Kansas resort nearer home
and costing less money?
The Santa Fe route makes a one fare
round trip rate on Saturdays and Sundays,
limited to the following Monday for re
turn. You can leave at $40 p. IN. on sat
Urdays or at 80 "a. IN. and $40 p. m. on
Sundays, and return from Geuda Springs
carly Monday.
Good hotel accommodations; fine bath
ing; boating on lake; spring water equa! TO
Saratoga 52-t
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To Stock shippers.

To better accommodate shippers who
ConsiGu 10 the Wichita market the Atcni-
son. Topeka x Santa Fe have arranged FOR
q train leaving Arkansas City al 80 y. M
arriving al Wichita about midnight This
train Will connect at Winfield. taxing stock
from southern Kansas railway, and al
SOuta Winfield from the Florence branch
and AT Nuivaue from Fl Dorado branch
Arrangements ara also made for morning
tram leaving Newton Al about a N and
arriving in Wichita AZ about @ n This
srrang emeut VIII last through the heaced
term and enable shiupers 70 gel their stock
10 the Union Stock yards n good order
So II (. II. DAVIS, - = AEeaE
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Gaferh isH.

What line runs three through passenger
trains 10 1t Louis without change;
The Frisco
What line runs Pullman sleepers and
reclining chair cars morning and night TO
-. Louise
The Frisco i the only line.
" bar line has the last train 10 =. Louis
The Frisco, whose flyer leaves " .chlta
NJ - p. N. daily. arriving IL - Louis al
80 the following morning.
Does this fast train connect with other
trains from - Louis
Why. certainly. with all east bound
trains IN 81 Lnuls unIuE Geugt. Gl--ll
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Cbean Trip to GaIyeston.

The date, July % only; the rate, one fare
for round trip; route, via the Santa Fe;
limit three days south bound with final
limit Of thirty days for return; stopoVers
north bound only.
This is for excursion to Galveston Or,
gained by board of trade of that city.
Galveston with its deep harbor and cool
sea breeze, its shipping and fine residences
is we'll worth a visit.
Nearest agent of Santa Fewill cheerfully
answer all questions about this cheap ex-
cursion.
Through coaches and Pullman sleeping
cars from Wichita daily. Train leaves at
4:10 p. ~. 0O-tt