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SEEKING.

see far of a glowing beck'ning thought
Unspeakable, sublime itself, it seems
Content to be walked up from idle dreams
And into some bright human need in
wrought
Forth from the silence of dim spaces
brought
Caught by the tip of wing that brightly
CLEANS
Where many a radiant bird through ether
beams
And is BY rainbow threadings softly caught.
Oh! soui-ecstatic vision of pure mind
That does transfgure all the weary past,
And all the future gid with glowing light!
For we who earnest seek shall sometime
find,
And all unto a nobler semblance cast.
As unexpected stars CLEAN forth at night.
elizabeth Oakes Smith, IN Home Journal.
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I For several years the California Chi
nese engaged in the fruit business in a
small way, but this season they have
gone into the larger districts and have
proved, asserts the Chicago Mews, a de-
cided thorn in the side of the white
dealers. Their presence as buyers in
stead Of laborers has aroused the bitterest
opposition from the whites, who declare
that the Chinese will ruin the reputation
of the California fruit trade.
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Pearls Take Tours for Their Health.


Although turquoises arc the most SEN
slble stones. pearls are thought to be the
most human, since like their owners
they get sick and require a complete
change of air and climate. Not long
ago . lady went into a local jewelIy
house with a magnificent set Of pearls
that were losing their lustre and begin
ming to look dead. tThese pearls are
sick" said the jeweler, upon examining
them, stand unless you take or send them
to a decidedly different climate at once,
they will become worthless. They were
sent off, and within a month were as
bright and pretty as they had ever been.
--Nep York Hord.
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Is, LOUISIANA

The highest selling plice fof mess
pork in Chicago during the last thirty
years was $45, in July and October,
1854. The lowest selling price for thirty
years was Sc. o23 in December, 1873.
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/ Contrary to time immemorial custom
the German Emperor has resolved that
his eldest son, while a minor, is not to
accept the patronage or presidency of
any social or philanthropic association
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Thirteen young Danish ladies have
passed the requisite examination in gym
nasties and dancing for becoming teach
ers in Danish female gymnasiums. An
officer, two doctors, two teachers and two
ladies oficiated as censors. The young
ladies passed, on the whole, exceedingly
well, three obtaining the greatest posi-
BILE number of points IN both theory and
uraxis.
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Now Russia, following the example of
England, Germany, France, Austria,
Belgium and Switzerland, has adopted a
magazine gun for the armies. ''The
United States has yet to fall in line"
comments the New York Nail and En-
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certainly, shall have neither courage
nor opportunity to begin any life but
the dullest Of salaried drudgery.''
my father"
elias already been too kind. could
not permit him to help me- Come,
Alice, say goodbye. The time has come. !"
s'William Russell, have confessed to
you the most intimate secret of a
woman's heart. If you now tell me that
your poverty must separate us because
am rich, you do me deep injustice. If
your past has not been all it should, [,
at least, have confidence in your future,
and I am willing to wait till it develops
what know lies in it,"
Russell was only a man, and rather a
weak one after all, as has appeared. He
was not proof against the beauty and
the love Of this sweet girl. He took
her in his arms with tenderness
that reverence exacted of passion,
and kissed away Ter tears, though
ne did not coniine his attention wholly
to the source Of them.
'T dare not ask you to watt said he,
releasing her, at last; 81 can not find a
hope to share with you. can plead no
more than my most deep sincerity.
can promise only such ondeavor as nly
weakness has often made to fail, though
never with such inspiration as has come
to me in your love"
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HIS VIEWS ABOUT lT...
An Eloquent Candidate far the SEQ
LEGISLATURE Makes q itad Treak.

An E,ooucnt Candidate fnr the ststs
Legislature Makes a itad Brsak.
4 few years ago i gentleman who had
received u nomination IN his county TOE
the State Legislature was billed WITH
nther Lronlinent SPEAKERS to open the
campaign in q rousing nlass-meeting ac
the county seat
lie was, according 30 tie American
Tribune, an .ioquent speaker on ques-
tions in the abstract, loglta! IN argyll
ment, profound in history, but woefully
ignorant Of the current ncws Of the day.
lie seldom glanced ;.t newspaper ~
was at time when tho celebrated
Beecher-Tilton trial was in progress, YET
it is doubted if the candidate had ever
read that there were such persons llv-
ing The day arrived and with it an
immense throng Of tho sturdy yoemen OF
the country. Tho orator, as usual, be-
gan to descant upon agricultural grey
ances. He went from one proposition
to another until his listeners became
tired. His eloquence was wasted and
there was disposition to chaH him.
Finally, man with q stcntorian voice
shouted: What We want to know, and
know explicitly, is how you stand on
this Beocher-Tilton trial. -
For an instant the orator was nom
plussetl He knew no more about the
matter than an Ashantee chief. He felt
that critical moment in mis- career had
arrived. 1t was necessary that an an
swer should be made promptly. Gather
ing himself to his full height he calmly
surveyed his audience, and then said:
81 have not thoroughly studied the
question, but l think if tho people want
it, they ought to be allowed to have It, V
For an instant there was siience,
then tho applause was aeafening, but
the orator failed to secure u seat In the
IngiSlaiurD
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AN ENGINEERS TALE.
Speeding Kis Locomotive at the Conn
m.1ud or an Arm ed M:anlaC.

SDcedinE kRis Locomotive at CGe tCH0"
ms.ud OF Armed Maniac.
Tom Lotus, the stalwarC Fort WORTH
engineer, dropped III at the Windsor the
other day and related g thrilling ex~
perience Of his life in the cab TO 10
Denver Republican reporter. Tom ran
a train iii Missouri. When tho James
aud Younger banditti were lively Tom
carried II regular arsenal in his engine
cab. Ii was a bitter cold night on the
occasion in question, and the big en-
gineer was at tho throttle ON the west
bound limited express for Kansas City.
Suddenly Lotus heard 81 creaking
sound back of tho engine He turned and
looked into the barrel OF d cleaning re-
volver behing which stood deter
mined looking man The stranger also
covered the fireman. ct once visions OF
train robbers flashed across the engin-
GERS mind. The stranger did no5 utter
a syllable, but stood silently near the
brake, pointing his revolver tirsu at the
engineer and then at the fireman.
What do you want?' quericd LOTUS.
Open thlS throttle wide was the
stern response. Tho command was
obeye1 and the train dashed along with
such speed that in rounding sharp
curve the supposed train Tohbar was
thrown Off his feet to the floor Of the
cab. Lotus immediately seized and
disarEncd him. Then he shook ilin2 like
a rat and slowed down the train.
At TIL is .junctnre slim man wearing
tin star On his breast ana frightened
almost to death appeared at the door OF
the baggage-car and shouted in a
frightened tone to LOTUS 10 not hurC the
supposed Jesse James. Creeping 6vos
the tender the slim man explained that
the man was Il patient on his way to tha
insane aSvlun at Eul tOI.
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uneasily in his chair, while he regarded


uneasily in his chair, while he regarded
the young man anxiously.
mo; / had food, and clothes, and
shelter. The things wanted no money
could supply. They were ideals, far too
high for me-"
Ray seemed relieved.
.'The truth is, . said he, "that If your
father hadn't known me, he might have
kept his money. Now don't be alarmed;
I didn't exactly rob him. We were on
opposite sides of little business affair.
One of us had to go down, | was going
up, just at that time; persistently going
up and nothing could stop me. He had 8
strong tendency in the other direction.
Perhaps some OF my methods at that
time were a little-well, not what SO
vigorous a moralist as you would APP
prove of. have thought of that affair
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CHAPTER XVI.
THD END OF BORROWED YEARS.

THG END Oh BORROWED YEARS.
1t was May again. Russell had spent
some days in putting his affairs in order.
And now he had paid his last loan, and
had come to the end Of such business as
had occupied him. He had no prospects;
no money; nothing to do. He found
himself by chance al noon upon the
very spot where he had stood, and
thought for the first time that life Of
activity in the pursuit Of money might
have some interest. He had tried it.
The two years he had asked for had been
granted him, and they were ended. 1t
WAS the twelfth OF May.
He had taken from the interview with
Alice some fresh hopes, which had all
faded now. Courage to renew the bat
tie would not come at his cali. He even
mediate ending it by his own hand,
as no had thought Of doing two years be-
fore. AS to his love, he was filed with
the insane idea that that, too, had been
lent to him and had gone with the years,
beyond recall.
He stood in a. doorway, looking out
upon Wall street, but seeing nothing OF
the hurrying throng. until at last he
was conscious that one face, not moving
like the others but standing immova~
bly,, was growing clear upon his vision
out of the general confusion. He looked
again; it was the face OF Walter Brown.
There could be no doubt about it; the
wanderer had acknowledgement from
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CHAPTER XIV.
LOVES WORD IS LAW.

LOVE WORD As LAW.
When Russell stood in the presence
of Alice Ray the various sophistries by
which he had persuaded himself that he
had a right to ask her to be his wife,
took their proper shapes like so many
hideous genii at the touch of the good
enohantress in the old stories of the
East He saw that they were hollow
and false; he saw himself, toe, for what
he was.
There was an honest vein of romance
In his nature. He had often dreamed
without the hope of realization, as tho
blind dream OF seeing-that he should
come day stand before woman he could
love, offering her the service OF his life,
the love Of his whole heart, and asking
in return what all men hope to win, but
few deserve. The hour for suoh plead
ing had come; and Alice--he had never
framed fancy half SO worthy. And
yet how different was the scene from
all that he had pictured. He shuddered
ct the thought Of offering his wretched
heart to her.
A woman seldom lacks premonitton
when moment such as this has come.
Alice saw Russell stand staring at her
without speaking; she marked the In
tensitv Of his gaze and the pauid exotic
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the grave il almost seemed, for months
had passed since Russell had believed
him dead Yet there no stood talking
with an acquaintance whom he had
stopped at the edge of the pavement.
IT can not meet him; can not look
him i'm tho face,'' mnrmured Russell. and
he turned hastily to lose himself in tho
crowd. He nearly ran into the arms of
Gilbert Ray.
sHold on, nay boy" said the man of
millions. grasping Russell's arm. II
haven't had talk with you in many a
day, and I've got something almighty
important to say. Come TO my Office aG
once"
He dragged Russell away in spite of
all resistance.
I'm the blues again, see,' said Ray,
as soon as they were seated in the Of
fee "Well, SO are your friends when
they view your conduct. What did you
mean by letting that lunatic, Deering,
cut you out of every thing in that way?
l know what you'll say, The invention
was his; you deceived me--and all that.
Of course you did, and mighty shrewd~
", too don't care a cent about that
I've more than got my money back out
Of the motor already, and I'd nave had
q million for us two if that fool hadn't
stepped in to ruin his own prospects
and yours For, mind you, although
his machine is q good thing, 1t can't
sell itself, and he is such an uncommon
lv queer SORT Of fellow that no never
can do any thing with it. I'm done, of
course, as soon as you step out, and the
consequence is that Deering will be just
where he started from in no time"
81 am sorry for it," said Russell; che
is an honest man and has home OF
which anybody could be proud. have
seen him in it,"
t'Well, that's neither here nor there"
continued Ray. ''I've heard about your
squaring up accounts and putting every
dollar you've got into your debts. Now,
that sort Of thing I really can't approve
Of. If it should spread, it would ruin
the street But that's not to be feared,
although I know the malady's conta-
gious. ] know it, because I've caught
it myself. There's little debt, almost
thirty years old, which I'm going to pay
to-day. Do you remember your father?"
s'My father said Russell, startled by
the question. 81 can scarcely say do.
He died when was little boy
SWELL remember him. knew him
here in this city. He was good man,
but not too sharp in business. He had
accumulated some money, but he lost
most OF it at the last
II knew that" said Russell; Il felt
the effects Of it during my boyhood.
What he left suf1iced only for my bring
ing up, and for such education as !
have
ssDid you-that Is, you didn't actually
want for any thing2" asked Ray, moving
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DOMESTIC DIPLOMACY.
How u Chicago Man Cured His Wife Of a
perncous Habit.

HOW y CblCAE0 man tlfeu fliB we XII q
Pernicious Habit.
A South side resident is married to an
estimable lady whose only fault, ac-
cording to the Chicago Post, is her great
cowardice She has worried her better
half greatly for some time by her ex-
pressed fear that a man was IN hiding
under the bed. The husband would
soothe her and assure her that there
were no grounds for any apprehension
on her part. But she could not or would
not be pacifed. Her fears soon devel-
oped into q. real mania, and three times
in the week she would keep her hus-
band from sleep by asserting with a
show of vehemence that she was posi-
tive man had got under the bed. The
husband determined to break his wife
of this foolishness, and set the next out
break as the time when he would carry
out his plans. Sure enough a day or
two after the wife declared that she had
heard noise and that she knew there
was a man under the bed. The husband
jumped up, crawled under the couch
and at once began fearful hand to-hand
conflict with the imaginary intruder.
He pounded the floor, rolled hither and
thither, and every minute or two he
would calculate: ''Let go of my throat
or I'll break your skull" Don't you
pull my hair or I'll dig out your eye.'
"Ohi let go Of my thumb" After he
had made this great ado Tor three or
four minutes he returned to his bed ali
out OF breath. "My dear" said he,
you'll never be troubled by thai man
again. Wen have the undertaken re.
move his corpse in the morning"
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Mixed Relatlousl,)ns.

Some years ago two farmers OF Polk
County, Ia, lost their wives by death.
They naturally felt lonesome, and in
due time began to think second wife
In each household would be most ex-
cellent addition thereto. They were
neighbors and friends, and each had
family OF children, including one or
more grown daughters. After careful
consideration, each took the others
daughter as his second wife. Through
these marriages children were born to
each. These children now reside In
Polk County. What was the relation
ship between tho two men and their
wives, and in what relationship did the
children stand to each other and 70 the
old folks? The old farmers were ia
thers-in-law to each other and also sons-
in-law to each other. Who will carry
out the relationships 81 the mothers and
their children? ID 5.E Fl 55
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ONE WO MANS NERVE.
She Asked to Exchange Some Trimmlngs
bought Nine Years AGO.

She Asked to Exchange Some Trimmlngs
bought Nine Years AGO.
'STne ncryicst woman | have yet en-
countercd was hero this morning." con-
iided 81 clerk in Z. State street shop to a
Chicago NeWa reporter. she came
here wi tl a SHALL parcel and the remark:
Il want this aiken back as find can't
use is
t'I unfastcncd the wrapping md dis
covered this piece Of trimming, which [
supposed she bought within q few days,
but you could have knocked me over
with O. feather when read on the
checks the date 1881.
II told her would ask Mr.. u, tho
head Of the department., in relation to it.,
and Notwithstanding that nine years
turn, he took the goods back and re.
funded tho money,
''Some bargain day in the dreamy
long ago" continued the chatty clerk,
'she probably picked up this piece OF
trimming, didn't want it, you know, but
she thought it was q bargain and bought
it. They say fashion repeats jtself every
seven years. In this instance it was
nine, for that style is again in vogue"
The price on the check was $1.6O.
Carefully brushing tho trimming, the
clerk labeled it $3.50 and threw it amoug
q lot Of pasaementerie. dallied around
for about Ten minutes, keeping my eye
upon the lannon's bargain and was re-
warded by seeing itpuchased by a gum
chewing woman of about thirty-five.
wearing the latest millinery abomina-
tion---a plaid velvet yachting cap.
The dry-goods firm was ahead twenty
cents by the transaction, but OH how
did that original purchaser over man
age to keep the check intact for nine
YGarS2
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once or twice myself, and not just cas-
lily, though ii was all in the game"
II don't understand YOU" said Russell,
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(THE END.
Poor BirdyI

Miss Larkin--Oh; the poor little birdsl
What will they do, seeking shelter In
this snow-storm?
Mr.. Robin A. Dare--I can tie my hand
kerchief over that one you have in your
hat, dear, If you think tt needs pro-
tection.-Puck
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Flattery.

Tom-That photok rapher wanted me
to sit for my picture. He said he had
taken pictures Of number Of great
men, and he urged me to sit for mine.
Jack-And you did?
y Tom Oh, yesl-Puck
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upon it, seems to have contained no act
that was better than half-honest. Part OF
it, I admit, has been up to the stand ard
of the ethics of business, and when I
say that another part has fallen below
that standard, / use language which
could hardly be stronger. Thsre is this
that I may say: I have SO arranged my
affairs that ! can right every financial
wrong that have done, but ! shall have
nothing left. The two sides Of the no
count balance with an accuracy that Is
HStle short Of miraculous. But when !
have done that, shall have nothing
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-07-18

The boys have had very little practice
this week, but say they are Sin it."
Several Santa Fean's will accompany
the club to Albuquerque, and will cheer
them on to victory.
The college grounds would make a
splendid stand for visiting clubs; so what's
the matter with enclosing them?
All the boys say they are going to hit
the ball in the "nose," and will go to the
fair grounds with their pockets we'll filled
with "ginger."
If the lady base ball enthusiasts of San
ia Fe could be on the grounds the Black
Stockings would surely win in Tomorrow
contest.
Steine Bros, of Albuquerque, offer a
box of fine cigars to the first player lining
out home run. John Holland don't
smoke, 80 he can give them away.
It would be a good idea for the mascot
of the Black Stockings to dream that bis
club won the game and that Garcia broke
his record OF twenty-one strike outs.
The Santa Fe Black Stockings leave on
the 8 :l5 train this evening for Albuquer-
Que, where they cross bats with the
Maroons of that city. The club consists
of the following players G. B. Dixon,
R. Garcia, J. L. Morrison, ]. Holland,
M. Estes, ]. Tapia, H. Wynkoop, A.
Dixon, Chas Levy, D. Shoemaker and
Gus O'Brien, mascot.
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The Great International r. r. show
will exhibit in Santa Fe Monday and
Tuesday, July 20 and 81. They will pitch
their teLts on Don Gaspsr street, between
the creek and Water street. First per.
Torrance will be given on Monday night
consisting of daring cannon ball perform
ers, flying trapeze by American and Mex.
lean artists, Spanish rings, horizontal
bars, leaping, tumbling, juggling and
numerous other leafs. Admission, adults,
SOC; children under 10 years, Csc.
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by way of Meyer, not later than
August l. The members of troop
ga" will submit themselves to dis
cipline as members of the Washington
troop till the march is ended. The men
go in fatigue Uniform, wearing blue shirts
and campaign hats. They will be armed
with carbine and sabre and for bedding
will have a rubber and WOODEN blanket.
Four men will be assigned to each tent,
and the rations will be the government
issue except the commissariat may be
able to secure choice supplies along the
rnIlta
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OF Course Not.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-A telegram was
received at the war department this morn
ing from Gen. McCook, at Los Angeles,
CAL, in which he says that the sheriff at
Flagstaff, A. T., apprehends an outbreak
Of the powerful Navajo Indians, as re-
suit Of the arrest of their chief. The
United States marshal reports to Gen. Nc
Cook that there is no danger. The gen
eral has sent an officer to ascertain and
renort the facta.
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Millions Of Children.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-The National
Youths Fair association which WAS
brought into existence on July has al
ready proved a success. Hundreds OF
names are being enrolled daily and so far
twenty states are represented. In order
that the poorest children may find no
barrier to enrolment of his or her name,
the membership fee has been placed at
ten cents. 1t 10 expected to enroll no less
than 100000 children of the United
States and foreign lands. The inter-
national association is to build children
pavilion for the exhibition Of all kinds of
work done by children and also to hold
a children's congress during the Worlds
fair. Rt. Rev. Bishop Fallows, Of the re-
formed Episcopal church, is at the head
OF the movement.
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The best job work for many hundred
miles done right here at the New Mex
IoAN printing Office; brief work, record
work, oil kinds of printing, binding, book
work ana The like is to be had here at the
lowest possible prices and in frst-class
shape; patronize home industry and do
not send your job work to st. Louis and
Chicago. Keep it here and help yourself
and the town along.
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WASHINGTON, July 18.-Washington's
cavalry troop under the command of
Capt. H. s. Barbour, with New York's
crack cavalry troop IA" as their special
guests, will leave here this afternoon for a
practice march Of 200 miles through the
states Of Maryland, West Virginia and
Virginia. The route is through Maryland
to Harper's Ferry to Charleston, to Win
chestes, to Berryville, through Smokers
Gap to Leesburg and return home