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age, different indeed from the dead inertia
and quiescence of the sister island, Nuka-
hiva. Sails were seen steering from its
mouth; now 1t would be q whaleboat manned
with native rowdies, and heavy with copra
for sale; now perhaps a single canoe come
after commodities to buy. The anchorage
was besides frequented by fishers; not only
the lone females perched ih inches of the
cliff, but whole parties. who would some
times camp and build a fire upon the beach,
and sometimes lie in their canoes in the
midst of the haven and jump by turns in
the water, which they would cast eight or
nine feet high, to drive, as we supposed, the
fish into their nets.
The goods the purchasers came to buy
were sometimes quaint. I remarked one
outrigger returning with single ham
swung from a pole in the stern. And one
day there came into Mr.. Keane's store a
charming lad, excellently hammered, speak
ing French correctly, though with baby
ish accent; very handsome, too, and much
of dandy, as was shown not only in his
shining raiment, but by the nature of his
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SCENE IN CHILEAN wAYsIDE PosApA,
From picture by Don Manuel Antonio Carol.

was almost unnihabited. Two or three hun
dred Changes Indians, who live by fishing,
still prowl along the face of the coast range,
but until recently they had no idea there
was anything of value In their territory.
No Danger of Floods.
The tamarugal shrubs that grow in places
on the Pampa, owe their existence to the
floods which every few years rush down
from the Andes and run almost to the edge
of the nitrate grounds. Of course one good
overflow, or shower bath, would ruin all the
nitrate; but as the region is entirely rain
less there is no danger of either. Water
may be tound almost anywhere, at the depth
OF from 90 to $50 feet, but that in the middle
OF the desert contains too much salt to be
drinkable; that near the western margin
(but not IN the inter beds) belongs to the
calcareo-magnesian class and is totally unfit
for domestic and culinary purposes.
South of Coquimbo, all the way down to
the tip end of the Continent, the country is
we'll cultivated or wooded and possesses
abundance of water; but the Northern des-
erts are far more valuable because of their
mineral wealth. The entire Province of
Atacama is one vast mine of ores and aka
Iies-among them being gold, silver, iron,
copper, lead, salt, borax, gypsum, cobalt
and saltpetre. The amazing number of
mines in this desert may be inferred from
the fact that in the district of Caracoles
alone, upwards OF 4, 900 silver mines have
already been surveyed and assessed The
locality was so named (from caricol, snail
she'll, because the mountains thereabouts
consist mostly of fossiliierous shelly lime
stone, abounding in ammonites,
FANNIE B. WARD.
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| any protection, and after a few incendiary
| blazes tie mana Iers-to save their property
| from further damage-ostenslbly gave IN to
the strikers, meanwhile importuning the
President to send troops to their assistance.
But the Government was 50 distracted with
its own troubles and the revolts that were
springing up all over the country, that aid
was not dispatched to Iquiqul in time to do
much good. The consequence was that
several of the largest nitrate companies were
compelled to suspend work entirely, to their
own ruin and the suffering OF hundreds OF
poor families, and the loss to Chile's treas
ury at q critical time when she can i'll
afford it.
The Deposits of Nitrate.
Perhaps the greatest natural curiosity on
the Southern Continent is this inexhaustible
deposit of nitrate of soda. Beds of it are
strewn along the Western coast for 500
miles; and throughout all that distance the
physical aspect Of the country is the same
everywhere an arid range of hills from a. 900
to 5000 feet high, rising abruptly out of the
Pacific, backed by desert pampa (plain)
from 80 to 100 miles wide, which gradually
ascends to the foot of the snowy Cordillera.
Nowhere else in the world except In this
particular pampa are nitrates found In
quantities worth mentioning. And here they
exist under variable conditions.
For example, in that part of the desert
known as the Pampa Tamarugal-where all
the great English.companies have their fac
tories and the British public has millions of
pounds sterling invested the deposit is
found only on the seaward edge of the desert
on the first slopes OF the coast range. In the
Noria district they lie in the most depressed
portion of the plain, in kind of basin be-
tua ha 70
touch the scorching sand, at 1900 and
light south wind continually raises whirl-
winds OF dust in every direction, Neither
bird, beast or plant OF the lowest type can
live in these barren wastes; and yet their
hidden wealth has led to the creation OF sew
eral villages, whose every necessary of life is
brought from long distance.
Water asDear as Whisky.
A few years ago water sold ON the Alta
cana desert for 500 the arroba, or about
50 so per gallon, and drink for mule
cost 10 EDglsh shlllings. Finally, at place
in the desert called Carmen Alto, a sun
condenser, with $4,000 square feet of glass;
was employed to distil fresh water from that
Of the sea. This was afterward wrecked by
a whirlwind; but a smaller apparatus, on
the same principle, is now being worked at
Sierra Gordo, and realizes handsome profit,
though the water sells Tor only 80 cents the
arroba. Most of the coast towns and inland
factories are now supplied by means of con-
densed steam, some of the condensers pro-
ducing no less than 25 tons of good water
for every ton of coal burned in the boilers.
More recent schemes have been started for
the coast towns with water by
means of pipes, running across the desert
from springs at the foot of the mountains.
1quiqui, Taltal. Antofogasta and Mollendo
are supplied in this manner, and other SINH
lar aqueducts are being constructed.
Before Europeans came here this region
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shot or Drained, discharged his pistol in the
dark. When they carried Timau out at the
door in the moonlight, he was already dead.
and, upon this unlocked ior termination of
their sally, the whites appeared to have lost
all conduct, and retreated 10 the boats, fired
upon by the natives as they went.
Captain Hart, who almost rivals Bishop
Dordillon in popularity, shared with him
the policy OF extreme indulgence to the ma
tives, regarding them as children, making
light of their defects, and constantly in ia
yor of mild measures. The death of Timau
has thus somewhat weighed upon his mind;
the more so as the chieftain's musket was
found in the house unloaded. To less DEL
icate conscience the matter will seem light.
II a drunken savage elects to cock fire.
arm, a gentleman advancing toward him in
the open cannot wait to make sure if it be
charged.
Captain Harris Popularity.
I have touched on the Captains popular
ity. 1t is one of the things that most strikes
d stranger in the Marquesas. He comes in
staEtlY on two names, both new 10 him, both
locally famous, both mentioned by ali with
affection and respect-the Bishops aud the
Captains. 1t gave me a strong desire 10
meet with the survivor, which WAS subse-
quentlv gratfed-to the enrichment of these
columns. Long after that again, in the
Place Dolorous Molokai-I came once
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PILLAGE OF IQUIQUI.
Fannie B. Ward Describes One Result
of the Chilean Rebellion.
THE RUINS OF A PROSPEROUS CITY.
Cruelty of the Soldiers That Leads Them to
Butcher the Wounded.
FACTS ABOUT THE NITRATE BEDS
1ooRREspoNpENcx OF THE DISPATCH. l


IoUIoUI, CHILE, March 2.--When we
first saw Iquiqui, little more than half a
year ago, il was one of the most peaceful
and prosperous cities of Chile-a seaport
second only to Valparaiso in population and
commercial Importance, in wide contrast to
the burned and battered ruin the rebels
made of it on their recent raid. As most OF
my readers are aware, it has long been the
great shipping point of the world for nitrate
of Soda vast business, practically con-
trolled by English capital; and therefore in
the eyes of Englishmen, Iluiqui is of more
consequence than all the rest of Chile put
together. By the way, the queer name,
which on foreign tongues sounds like the
quacking of duck, is of Aymara Indian
origin and should be pronounced E-kee-kee,
accented on the middle syllable.
On the 19th,and Goth of last month there
was hard fighting in the streets of the town,
between the rebels and Government troops,
being attacked by soldiers in the rear and
bombarded by the fleet in the bay-both
parties struggling to gain possession of the
Intendencia; and the doomed city suffered
llItl6 uOES lIOLu tuS iOC tAdu ltOH thO
who were trying to defend it.
Revelled in Destruction.
Every building in the six principal
squares was completely destroyed. The in
surgents seized the Custom House, pillaged
private residences, and finally set fire to the
business quarter and reduced it to ashes.
The terrified women and children, who were
hidden In the inner rooms of their houses to
escape bombs and flying bullets, had the
walls burned or pulled down over their
heads during the sacking process, and in
this way several hundred deienseless crea-
lures perished like rats in hole.
Low-class Chileans are proverbially cruel,
and the soldiers, having once had taste of
blood, are worse than so many savages.
This was many times proved in the war
with Peru. After one or two disastrous bat
ties the Peruvians-knowingw what to expect
if they fell into the hands of the merciless
defeat was certain leaped into
the sea or killed themselves with their own
bayonets. There is small need of hospital
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WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH
BY T. MARION CRAWFORD,
of Isaacv Caudiuv sd Roman Singer" and
Many Other Stories That Have Taken Rank
Standard
The rabbis gazed at the brave young face,

The rabbis gazed at the brave young face,
and smiled and wagged their boards, talk.
ing one with another, in low tones.
"It is as we feared" f" they said. HE is
unrepentant. and ne is worthy of death. It
is not expedient that the young adder should
live. There is poison under his tongue, and
he speaks things not lawful for an Israelite
to hear. Let him die, that we may see him
no more, and that our children be not cor
rupted by his false teachiugs."
"Hearest thou? Thou shalt die" 1t was
Lazarus who spoke, while holding up the
boy before the table and Kissing the words
into his ear.
81 hear am ready. Lead me forth"
"There is yet time to repent. If thou
wilt but deny what thou hast said these
many days, and return to us, thou shalt be
forgiven, and thy days shall be long among
us, and thy children's days after thee, and
the Lord shall perchance have mercy and
increase thy goods among this fellows"
LET him alone" said the rabbis. He
is unrepentant."
LEAD me FORTH" said Simon Abeles.
"Lead him FORTH" repeated the rabbis.
"PerchaDce when he sees the manner of his
death before his eyes, he will repent at the
last"
The boys fearless eyes looked from one to
the other.
Whatsoever be it." he said, "I have but
one life. Take it as you will. die in the
faith Of the Lord Jesus Christ, and into His
hands 1 commend my spirIt-which you
cannot take"
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terry. Yet he is an active man, full of
schemes; has bought land IRON the natives,
and planted 5000 cocoa palms, has desert
island in his eye. which he desires to lease,
and schooner in the stocks, which he has
laid and built himself, and even hopes to
finish.
A Specimen of South Sea Verse.
Mr.. McCallum and I did not meet, but
like gallant troubadours correspon6ed in
verse. 1 hope he will not consider it a
breach Of copyright if give here speci-
men OF his muse. He and Bishop Dordillon
are the two European bards of the Marque-
sas.
Sail, hoi Alloy! Casco,
First among the pleasure feet
That came around to greet
These isles from San Francisco.
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MISSION OF THE MARCH WIND,
Burlesque on Esop Which Is Approprf-
ate This Month,

Burlesque on Esop Which Is Appropri-
ate This Month,
Somerville JournaLl
A March Wind came out of the north one
night and swept down upon forest, bend
ing the trunks of the tall trees and making
their great branches to creak and groan. At
length an oak tree put out its head and sale: :
Here! who's there?"
"Oh, it is only l., said the March Wind.
u! have come to awaken you from your long
winters sleep"
We'll. did you shake the rest of the trees
like that?"
'Oh, yes. I have been all over the lot"
Did you shake up that old chestnut over
there?"
Certainly"
We'll, he's dead"
Never mind. shake them all, both the
quick and the dead, then no one is slighted.
But sottl The morning dawn now purples
the empurpled East, painting it purple.
Farwelll 1 must leave thee now."
"Farewelll' said the tree. 81 must leave
myself in few weeks"
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more on the traces of that afectionate popu-
laritv.
There was blind white leper there, an
old sailor-'an old tough" be called him.
selt-uho had long sailed among the East
ern islands. Him L used to visit, and, be-
ing fresh from the scenes of his activity.
gave him the news. This lin the true island
style) was largely a chronicle OF wrecks;
and it chanced that I mentioned the case OF
one not very successful captain, and how he
had lost Z vessel lor Mr.. Hart: thereupon
Ire blind ieper broke forth in lamentations.
did be lose ship Of John Hart's?" he
cried; "poor John Hartl Well, I'm sorry
il was Harris, with needless force of epi-
thet, which neglect to reproduce.
Scenes in the Anchorage.
There was q certain traffic In .ouf anchor
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But our chief visitor was one Mspiao,
great Tahuku-which seems to mean priest,
wizard, tattooer, practiser of any art, or, in
a word, esoteric person-and a man famed
for his eloquence on public occasions and
witty talk in private. His first appearance
was typical of the man. He came down
clamorous to the eastern landing, where the
surf was running very high; scorned all our
signals to 60 round the bay; carried the
point. was brought aboard at some hazard to
our skif, and set down in one corner of the
cockpit to his appointed task. He had been
hired, as one cunning in the art, to make
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THE COLOR OF A BOOK
Has Much to Do With Its Sale In This Intel
lectual Age.

New York SUM-
One of the most expensive books brought
out this year has failed to sell because it had
dull-colored cover. 1t was very richly
illustrated and elegantly printed, and, as a
further effort to make it unique, the idea of
booksellers offered it to their lady customers,
but the ladies listened to nothing that was
said for it. They brushed it aside with the
remark, "Its not pretty" or 1T will not
match anything in the house"
Vastly inferior books with splash Of red
ink on the cover or with gold or silver chas-
ing on the binding were sold as fast as they
could be printed.
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An Experience With the Natives.
The gross Of the native passengers v

The gross Of the native passengers were
more iIl-iavored; tall, powerful fellows,
well tattooed, and with disquieting man
ners. Something coarse and jeering dis
tinguished them, and was often reminded
of the slums of some great city. One night,
AS dusk was falling. whaleboat put in on
that part OF the beach where chanced to be
alone. Six or seven rufianly fellows
scrambled out; all had enough English to
give me "good by" which was the ordinary,
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sHELF-WoRN BOOKS.
The Big Publishing Houses All Arrange
With Secondhand Men.

With Secondhand Men.
New York Sun.1
Who knows that almost every publishing
house has regular arrangement with some
cheap bookseller or secondhand book
dealer for the sale of shelf-worn books? 1t
is a fact. And akin to this is the further
fact that one of the great Broadway shop
ping stores never exposes what are called
bargains" Whenever they have remnants,
or broken sets, or goods out of fashion, ln-
stead of getting rid of them on bargain
counters the projectors send them to a great
Sixth avenue store, where they are sold in
that way. Thus the Broadway firm guards
its sense of dignity.
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WILL RIDE ON DRAGONS.
Tho Novel Sleigh Recently Made for the
Emperor of China.

@11o 1NOFof IkeCtHtIy tIIo
Emperor of China.
The Board OF Admiralty has purchased a
foreign sleigh for the Emperor of China.
The body consists of four dragons with scales
and claws complete. The four tails are
curled up, forming the back of the seat.
The top of the seat is between the two
dragons heads. The whole sleigh is covered
over with gliding and its cost is said to be
several thousand taels. 1t will be trans
ported to the Palace gardens Tor the use Of
His Imperial Majesty.
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purchases. These were five ship biscuits, a
bottle of scent, and two balls of washing
blue. He was from Tauata. whittier he re-
turned the same night in an outrigger, dar-
ing the deep with these young-ladyish treas
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LIVING FOR POETRY.
Whites Who Drift to the South
Sea Isles Go to Listen
to Natures Music.
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE 1T.
Great Popularity of Captain Hart and
Bishop DOrdillOn.
A PRIESTLY WIZARD OF TAHUKU
Who Amused Robert Louis Stevenson and
the Crew of the CascO.
SOME PECULIARITIES OF A GENIUS
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE 1T.
4 PRIESTLY WIZARD OF TAHUKU
Who Amused Robert Louis Stevenson and
the Crew of the Casco.
SOME PECULIARITIES OF A GENIUS
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH
Letter No. 3.

Letter No. 3.
If the most horrible experience was Mr..
Stewards, it was Captain Hart himself who
ran the nearest danger. He had bought
piece of land from Timau, Chief OF a neigh
boring bay, and put some Chinese to work.
Visiting the station with one of the Code
froids, he found his Cinnamon trooping to
the beach in terror. Timau had driven
them out, seized their effects, and was IN
WAY attire with his young men,
A boat was dispatched to Taahauka for
re-enforcements; as they awaited her return
thev could see, from the deck OF the
schooner Timau and his young men dane
ing the war dance on hilltop till past 10 at
night, and as soon as the boat came (bring-
ing three gendarmes armed with chasse-
pots, two white men from Taahauka station,
and some native warriors) the party set out
to seize the Chief befors he should awake.
Day was not come, and it was very bright
moonlight morning, when they reached the
hilltop where (in house of palm leayes)
Timau was sleeping off his debauch.
A Shot Fired in the Dark.
The assailants were fully exposed, the in
terror OF the hut quite dark; the position far
from sound. The gendarmes knelt with
their pieces ready, and Captain Hart ad-
vanced alone. As he drew near the door he
heard the snap ofa gun cooking from within,
and in sheer self-defeDse-their being no
other escape-sprang into the house and
grappled Timau. "Timau, come with mel"
he cried. But Timau, q great fellow, his
ewes blood red with the abuse of kava,-6 |
loot g in stature-cast him on one side; and |
the Captain, instantly expecting to be either |
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We Are SpelIhound.

Philadelphia Record.l
An international agreement with Eng
land about spelling "honor." 'labor," etc.,
would be a useful spell-binder.
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And first, too; only one
Among the literary men
That this way has ever been
Welcome, then, to Stevenson.
Please not offended be
At this little notice
OF the Casco, Captain Otis,
With the novelist's family.
Avoir une voyage magnifical,
Is our wish sincere,
That you'l have from here
Allant sur la Grande Pacifical,
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Note-The deeds here described were done
in Prague on the 2lst day OF February, In the
wear 1894 Lazarus and his accomplice, Lsvi
Kurtzhandel, or Brevimanus. or the Short.
handed" were betrayed by their own peopls,
The advocate., 1891-06-03
THE HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS Is
SHORTHAND.

Hundred sof graduates In responsible positions,
highly recommended by leading Arms, proves
fhe gilccesg OF our methods.
The advocate., 1891-06-03
DICkS0N SCRO0l. or SN0REAAllD,

Typewrleing Spelling, Punctuation, Business
Correspondence, 0fflce Work, ETC., Dearborn
Building, 3. Z. Cor, Main and l1rh STA, Kansas
City, NO. Can or send for late catalogue giving
fall particulars.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-12-11

GOVERNOR BUCHANAN, who has
been interviewed by Washington
newspaperreporter regard to the
recaptured convicts, says that the
convicts will be sent to the mines
unless the lessees give up their con-
tract, in which event the State will
have about 1900 prisoners on its
hands, with inadequate facilities for
their confinement. They will have
to go back to the mines, but ampleI
provisions will be made to guard
Them 70 avoid any trouble in the
future, a stronger force Of guards
will be employed henceforth.. The
Governor is of the opinion that the
final solution OF this question viii
be the employment of the entire
convict population in one mine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-12-11
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1891.
MR.. CRISP ELECTED SPEAKER.


The contest for the Speakership,
which threatened at one time to be
q deadlock, resulted in the election
of Congressman CRISP, Of Georgia.
the thirtieth and last ballot of the
Democratic caucus Monday night
standing: CRISP 119, MILLS los,
SPRINGER 5. Messrs. HATCH and
MoMILLIN having previously with
drawn from the contest.
As matter of course the news of
Che selection of Mr.. CRISP brings
with it a tinge Of. disappointment
for every Tennesseean who had
hoped that that distinction would
have come to our own BENTON Nc
MILLIN. But in the selection Of
Mr.. CRISP the cause Of Democracy
will in no way be imperiled. He
will make an efficient and. faithful
officer, we'll qualified to guide the
deliberations of the House, which
he will do in an honorable way.
As to MI. MCMILLIN, he made a
most creditable race, and his defeat
brings with it nothing Of discredit
to himself orgto his friends. He
made a, gallant fight, conducted on
a high plane of dignity and fair
dealing, that will serve to increase
his popularity with the party in
all parts of'the country.
CHARLES FREDERICK CRISP, of Amer
icus, Ga, was born on the Doth of jan
uary, 1916, in Sheffield, England, where
his parents had gone on visit; was
Drought back by them to this country
the year Of his birth ;-received a com
mon-school education in Savannah and
Macon Ga. ;; entered the Confederate
army in May, 1861; was Lieutenant
IN Company X, Tenth Virginia Infantry
and served with that regiment until the
18th of May, 1864, when he became 9
prisoner~oftwar upon his release from
Fort Delaware, in June, 1865, he Joined
his parents at Ellaville, Schley County
Ga. read law in Americas, and was ad
mitted to the bar there in 1866; begar
The practice of law in Ellaville, Ca; il
1872 was appointed solicitor general o
che southwestern judicial circuit, anC
was re-appointed in 1873 fer q term o
four years; located in Americas in 1873
in jane, 1877, was appointed Judge O
the superior court of the same circuit
m 1878 was elected by the general as
sembly to the same office in 1880 wa
reelected Judge for term Of four years
resigned. that Office in September, 1882
to accept the Democratic nomination 70
Congress-; was permanent president c
the Democratic convention which as
sembled in Atlanta in April, 1883 to non
mate a candidate for governor; wa
elected to the Forty eighth, Ferty-nintl
Fiftieth, Fiftieth-first and Fifty-secon
Congresses.