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and every one of them "sizes you up
in the twinkling of an eye. If you
have the misfortune to be not of the
manner born they know you for o de-
spised Gringo, and believe that you are
literally made out Of money. They
have heard somehow-probably through the
prattle of injudicious travelers-that fow-
ers cost great deal in New York City;
therefore they unblushingly demand S. for
the overgrown bunch of violets (and it
would be well worth it if grown in North
ern greenhouse), but will take % cents for
its counterpart without a murmur from a
native customer who is posted on local
prices.
Chilean flowers seem to be particularly
short lived. The hot sun withers them i'm
mediately; the enterprising bouquet
venders plunge those they have failed to
sell during the day into the nearest stream,
and palm them off as freshly picked on un-
wary passengers by the night train, who are
deceived by their dying fragrance, but can
not see their dilapidation in the dim light
Quaint Customs at Quaint Hamlets.
Some of the hamlets along this road are
as quaint as their names. There is Llai-
llai, pronounced Yi-yi), where you take
breakfast or supper, according to the train
you happen to be on and Thai THAI, where
you may have a cup of hot tea, or glass of
milk, chicha OF whisky, and sandwich or q
cigarette, according to your taste and sex.
Then there is Limanche, with its beautiful
gardens and orchards where many families
of the middle-class, who cannot afford the
prices at aristocratic Vino del Mar and Ell
Salto, retire to pass a cool and quiet sum-
mer; and Los Andes, where you change to
branch road if bound for the mountains, or
for Mendoza, on the Argentine side of the
famous Uspallata Pass, which we must
traverse by and by.
Hereabouts in central Chile the
land is generally owned in immense
estates, and irrigation is necessary in nearly
all the coast districts, Yet there is no lack
of rivers in Chile-as many as seventy-eight
of them being deep enough to float craft of
various kinds, with total navigable length
of $500 miles; not to mention multitude
of smaller streams, numerous lakes and the
long line of sea coast. Farther in the in
terror the climate is more equable than so
near the Pacific, and the soil is prodigiously
fertile. Notwithstanding the rude methods
of agriculture yet in vogue, the wheat crop
is enormous; and there is remarkable
yield of other products-notably potatoes
the limited area devoted to
farming. Of course we are speaking of
peaceful times. There will be almost no
crops of any kind this year, because the
laborers have all gone to fight.
FANNIE B. WARD.
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A CHILEAN RAILWAY.
Trip Through the Heart Of the Repub-
Lie to Its Capital City.
INTRODUCTION OF. PARLOR CARS.
Where the Fashionable People Go When
They Want Real Cream.
FLOWER SALES AT TaE STATIONS

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DrsrArcH.1
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, April 25.-One can
hardly imagine pleasanter journey than
that between Valparaiso and this city. The
distance is 115 miles, and the time required
by rail is five hours. The road, which is
one of the oldest in South America, is
owned and controlled by the Government.
Its queerly-shaped locomotives and small,
four-wheeled carriages show plainly that it
was built by English contractors, and its
equipment and management are entirely on
the European plan.
The common coaches, which for many
years were the only ones in use, are as odd
inside as their exterior would indicate, each
having two long seats running lengthwise
from end to end, so that the traveller sits
with his back to the window and his feet in
the central aisle, gazing discontentedly at
his companions in misery instead of at the
flying landscape. The benches are as un-
comfortable as pews in country church,
being upholstered in black leather cold and
slippery as glass, and so wide that one can
not rest his back and his toes at the same
time
Something Like Our Pullmans.
Nowadays, on the trains between the sea-
port and Santiago, there is parlor coach,
with chairs, here known as 'the Spooner
car" because introduced by'a gentleman of
that name. At first it was difficult to per-
suade anybody to pay dollar for the priv
ilege of riding in chair, for habit is strong,
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Corbett in less than six rounds. At best.
that is giving Corbett credit for everything
he did, he was afraid of jackson How do
/ know? Why, because he would not go
near enough to hit jackson, nor near enough
for the Australian to hit him, except when
delivering the professor-like taps. As far
as Corbett is concerned, there was little
credit for him in the contest except in the
way of being very good boxer, because of
his long reach. 1 have not much to say
about jackson. am inclined to think that
he could have won if circumstances had been
suitable for that result. If on the other
hand, the contest was absolutely an honest
one, then the two principals are rank cow
ards, and proved it by their refusing to get
close enough to each other to fight.
The Big Purse System.
really believe that this miserable affair
of Thursday night was the result of this
10000 purse system. Two men who own
nothing of this worlds wealth can do many
things for 5000 each, and when q purse of
the kind in question is being fought for, 1
am always prepared for anything. Why
should the Australian black and Corbett
not arrange to each take 5000 if they
could get it? Why should jackson not
agree to accept half of the purse and little
from the outside not to defeat Corbett?
These are pertinent questions in the pugi-
listic world to-day. The big purse, COM
bined with Queensberry rules, are simply
all the incentive to fraud that anybody re-
quires But why, when such big purse
was offered, did not the referee insist that
the men fight and not merely walk around
the ring. Certainly 1 do not complain
about the referee deciding the affair ''no
contest" but it might have been well had
they been warned after the first 20 rounds
were fought. From first to last the affair
was nothing more than farce as far as fight
ing was concerned. 1t was "show" exhi-.
bition and it ought to tend to kill all these
big battles for big purses
Bowers ard Myer.
Space is not plentiful this week, but I
want to say a word or two about another
miserable affair. 1 refer to the Bowen and
Myer contest at New Orleans. OF all the
decisions recorded in the history of the
prize ring the decision of the referee in the
battle in question is the most remarkable.
When fight can be stopped on foul and
the purse divided it is time to call halt.
Last week 1 think I remarked that had
nothing to say about the Bowen-Myer fight.
still of opinion that 1 had right to be sus-
picious. 1 don't intend to waste space in
talking about the merits or demerits of such
affairs, and all that 1 have to say is that it
would be well if these alleged fights were
stopped by law just as prize fights are.
PRINGLE
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TWO LECTURES AT ONCE.
Wendell Phillips Meets With q Queer In
stance of Yankee Thrift.

WendeH fmlnpS meetB Win queer In
stance of Yankee Thrift.
Wendell Phillips, having been announced
to lecture in the parish meeting house,
found on his arrival that the committee was
not agreed as to the subject of the lecture,
says Youths Companion
''How many lectures have you brought,
Mr.. Phillips?" asked the chairman.
GAN of them are here" answered the
lecturer, tapping his forehead.
"Well," continued the chairman, "we'll
ask those in the audience which one they
prefer to.hear."
The audience was also divided. Some
called for "Toussaint POuverture, h others
asked for '"The Lost Arts" At last one old
man arose and said: -
"S'pose we have both Couldn't you give
us both, Mr.. Phillips?" -
'sYes, !" answered the orator, taking In the
humor Of the situstion-two lectures for one
fee.
HE gave both, winding from one to the
other, says his biographer, Rev. Carlos
Martyn, with such deftness that 1t was i'm
possible to detect where they were Joined.
me sudisnce retired fsslia8, thsy hsd got
.thsiy nanAY'a vosths
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fore 1T goes without saying that there is a
nne race course, and that horseback riding
is greatly indulged in by both ladies and
gentlemen. Nowhere in the world can bet
Ter society be found, and the dinner parties,
nlgh teas, lawn fetes and kettle drums are
ike bit of London life transferred to this
remote corner.
Where Ultra -Fashionables Go.
Close by Vino del Mar is long, low pale
Diue painted hospital, which looks large
enough to hold most of the population and
might be handy in case of an emergency,
such, for instance, as o visitation from
yellow Jack or vomitivo since both those
terrors sometimes come this way. Just
beyond is an immense sugar factory, the
largest In Chile; and few miles farther on
Is another famous resort, named El Salto,
Ihe Leap IA little hamlet, with big
motel and magnificent view behind it.
Though it is fashionable to 60 out to break
last In Vino, it is ultra-fashionable to come
TO FL Salto, not only because the journey ia
longer and costs trife more, but because
real cream is to be had here, besides fresh
fruits and other delicacies which neither
love nor money can'wring from any land
lord IN Valparaiso Behind the great hotel
there is winding road around and between
inc Hils, over messy D0ul0erS ana Deslue
brawling stream, under the shade of oaks
and beeches. The merry little river exc
cutes many saltos in its wild race from the
highlands to the sea, and along its banks no
end of wild flowers may be had for the
picking.
There are numerous villages between
Valparaiso and the Capital, but only two Of
size and consequence. These are Quilloto
and Santa Felipe; and at both stations
swarms of ragged men and women are al
ways collected when the train stops, with
fruit and flowers to SELL
Gorgeous Bouquets at Gorgeous Prices.
Such gorgeous bouquets one sees nowhere
else in Chile. They are arranged in huge,
pine apple-shaped punches, often larger
than an ordinary water-bucket-some COM
posed entirely of sweet-scented violets,
others all roses, or all pansies, or of mixed
fowers-every one of them put up in the
same ungraceful shape and surrounded by
vast circle of scalloped paper.
Lazy as these bedraggled traders look,
there are no fools among them. Step out
upon the platform to purchase bouquet,
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IMPOSING MONUMENT.
The Size OF the Stone Doesn't Indicate th4
Amount of Grief

The Size Of the Stone Doesn't Indicate sia
Amount Of Grief.
On recent visit to one of the great cemes
teries near this city had as a companion
an old gray-haired dealer in tombstones,l
says writer in the New York telegram. In.
what might be termed the fashionable por-i
'tion of the cemetery called his attention.!
to the impressive character of the massivs;
monuments of granite, with their brightly.
polished sides, on which were inscribed the
names and ages of those who lay beneath.
'That's right" said the old man. "Ths
effect upon you is just what was intended by
those who paid for the big pieces of granite.
They were meant to be impressive; that is,
to impress outsiders with an idea of the
wealth and social standing of those by whom
they were erected. Greatness of their grief,
did you say? Well, guess not. You see,
/ am in the business and can see further in.
to tombstone than most people. have to
sell those towering obelisks of dull, gray
stone, but / don't believe in them. It is
merely another phase of human pride. That
these tall monuments are not erected out Of
regard for departed dear ones is evident
from the fact that not one tender thought or
word of loving remembrance is carved on
the broad surfaces of those great masses Of
stone.
"For my part" said the veteran, st pre-
fer the old style tombstone Of 40 or 80 years
ago-a slab Of marble upright at the head Of
the grave, on which, besides the name and
age Of the dead one Is carved q short sum-
mary Of his other good qualities while In
life, with line or two Of affectionate re-
membrance from those by whom the stone
has been erected. It is the fashion now-
'adays to make fun of the quaint verses
found upon the old tombstones, but to my
mind the love which prompted thoss qussis
y .sqnssrucssa hus sfpf?ssiys pnN shsu14
shisld than hpu hdisuaAs -.s------~1
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STATUE OF BOBBY BURNS.
The Noble Work Recently Cast From Mr..
q. A. IawS0n,s MaId

The Noble Work Recently Cast From Mr..
G.. A. Lawson's Mold.
A more fantastic scene than that which was
witnessed the other afternoon at Mr.. Moore's
foundry, when Mr.. G. A. Lawson's colossal
statue of Robert Burns was cast, could not
well be imagined, says the Pail Nall Basdget.
1t was the ideal illustration Of witches
cauldron" scene, Or of Schiller's clay of
the Bell" Roaring, sulphuric flames,
fantastic wreaths of smoke, tons
of molten metal, like so much LIQUID
fire, and few burly figures, half hidden by
the fumes and flames. In front of the
''burning fiery furnace the mold which
was. about to receive the metal vawned like
an open grave, round which a large num-
Der of journalists in their high hats appeared
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24
L0vE-MAKING IN MEXICO.
American Women Popular Because They
Are Approachable.
Chicago Herald.l

are apprOdCudDlos
Chicago Herald.l
Baron Straus said the American womer
were so popular in Mexico that it inter
fered with the wheels of justice in that Re
public. ''The American women" he said
ego about Mexico as they would in this
country, while the Mexican women are
Gagged up like birds. The only way to make
love to them is to stand off some 100 yards
and stare.
''The pretty senorita sits in her open win
dow and you can only look at her. There is
one chance in hundred of getting an op-
portunity to speak to one while she is in
church, but that is the only place. Last
summer a New York merchant and his
beautiful daughter stopped for few days
in the little town where was sojourning
The young lady was one Of the handsomest
that have ever seen-light hair, eyes like
bits of heavens blue, classic form and all
that was lovely. Well, you can imagine
what a stir she created among the young
Mexicans, who are held so far away from
the native women.
"Fhe son of wealthy planter used to
stand for hours opposite the window of this
American girl. One day the father went to
the City of Mexico, leaving the daughter
unattended for a few hours. The young
lady walked to the hotel from the station
and was followed by the Mexican admirec.
As she was nearly home the young fellow
rushed upto her, and implanting a kiss
upon her forehead ran away for dear life.
"When the father came home there was
little excitement. He had the young fellow
arrested and the next day he was brought
before the. Judge, who grayely asked what
the charge was.
'Assaulting a woman, spoke up the
New Yorker
"'What did the prisoner do?'
"'He ran up to my daughter on the street
and kissed her.
He kissed this lovely young lady?'
asked the Judge, as he left his bench and
carefully scrutinized the fair American.
"'Yes, sir.
"'Well, who wouldn't?' remarked the
Judge, as he left the court room. And
would you believe that was all the satisfac-
tion the New Yorker could get in Mexico.
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Yoracious Banana Eating.

Voracious Banana Eating.
CARRoLLToN, O., May 22-Last night,
at Port Morrow, 14-year-old lad of this
city ate 80 full-sized bananas in Is minutes.
and offered to cat Is more in five minutes
for 81
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EsTnkArEs furnished BY sample % rod.
denes On furniture ye-uphelstsry.
~ ~ AArQH &KDMrA2k eS Wht0 ak,e
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ANOTHER BALANCING TRICK.

How to Make Needle Stand Upon the Head
of Pin In Board.
The balancing trick shown herewith is
sent to THE DISPATCH for its young read
ers by R. B. H. Drive pin into strip Of
board so that it stands firmly. Lay it upon
a table so the part with the pin in it extends
over the edge. Through light strip of wood
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24

drive needle at point about one-third of
its length from one end. Then take knife
and fasten the tip of the blade In the wood
at point about the same distance from the
other end Of the stripof wood. The knife
should be heavy % compared with the strip
SO that when the handle is bent the center
Of gravity of the whole will fall just below
the point Of the needle. Place the needle
point on the pin head and 'sR B. H."
guarantees you will be surprised
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24
An American Theory.

Life.l
'T hate to tell Smothers joke; he always
wants it explained-is it because he's
Scotch?"
'No, it's because you are English"
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Features of the Event.

five commence to talk about the alleged
contest on its merits, that is, as it actually
took place, we will have very unsatis-
factory subject to deal with. 1 have read
carefully the reports of the affair." and
have still the same opinion of Corbett that I
have had and probably little less of Jack
son as a man. In no manner or form did
Corbett prove that he is a fighter, and if he
is one he has it yet to show. He gave fine
exhibitions of the professor-style of boxing:
but bless us if he had been half the man his
friends claimed he was he would have set
tied the black man long before four hours
elapsed. If he is fighter, and if jackson
had been in earnest, would his rushes not
have resulted disastrous either to himself
or jackson? Certainly they would. A man
cannot keep up the rushing tactics for sew
eral rounds without considerable damage
being done. I don't charge Corbett with
dishonesty. not at all, but 1 do say
that he has proven to us that he
is not a. fighter And it is a.
question to me whether or not he has the
"pluck." A bona fde fighter with the
strength of Corbett does not waltz round
and round his opponent; he fights him; and
goes in to give and take, rather than make
q farce of it. Why, Sullivan would simply
have rushed all the prancing notions out Of
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The Bonapartes began poor. Through
the kind offices of Barras-one of the Di-
rectory-Josephine had been enabled to get
back enough Of her first husbands confs-
Gated estates to manage to ''get along on"
in modest little house in back street.
With this, after the storm of the Revolu-
ton, she was content. With her children
and her friends she took heart to forget the
sorrows of her life and grow happy again.
But the young widow was too handsome
and attractive to long lack lovers. Among
those who paid court to her was Napoleon,
who really, it might be said, intimidated
her into marrying him. His worldly ad-
vancement at the time depended upon this
marriage, as Josephine's friends In power
were only disposed to help him for her sake.
That he overcame her scfuples and dislike,
and thus secured his promotion, shows that
be had . genius for conquest, even = .
lover,
Z casaxls'n nAfhss. tsiA hia xiS-. .xAsA. NJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-12
She Pitied the Horses.

A sweet faced, elderly woman was en-
countered in Broadway car the other day
to whom the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals should send a medal.
The car stopped in the middle of block to
take somebody on. Before it could start
she rose, signaling to the conductor her de-
sire to leave. A young woman with her
demonstrated: This is not our street
aunt" she said "No, but we are within a
block, and it will save the horses starting
again." So they left. Everybody who
gives the matter any thought or observa-
ton knows it is the strain to get heavy
car under way which wears upon the ami
mails drawing it, but there are probably not
many people who thus considerably seek
to lessen the necessity at the expense of
extra personal effort.-New York Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-12
ton, young

promise as Splinter, his feat of covering
forty yards in 4 45 seconds, placing him
well toward the front among the best rum
ners in America
jackson is only sixteen years of age and
despite the fact that he made such a great
record the race was the first he ever en-
tered. He weighs 1876 pounds, and is about
it, s in. tall. If he can do such good work
with little or no training at so early an
age, great achievements may be expected
Of him when he gets little older and has
the benefit of proper preparation. He
should be able under such conditions to
do the hundred" in the neighborhood
of 10 seconds, and make Owen and Cary
look out for their laurels. Young Jackson
enters Harvard next fall, and will doubt
less be heard of later among the athletic
wearers of the crimson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-12
They Missed q Good Dinner.

Cold type cannot reproduce the flavor of
the inimitable stories which a young bust
ness man of this city tells of boarding
house of days gone by where he took his
meals for season. The one which he tells
with the keenest relish concerns the daily
stew at noon time, of which the young
men grew desperately tired. As last re-
sort a council of war was held upstairs one
noon, and youth was detailed to the back
yard, by way of the kitchen, to look after a
bicycle, and ct the same time report as to
the prospects of stew for dinner.
The spy returned reporting pile of soup
plates on the kitchen table. With one ac-
cord the young men marched out to one of
the down town eating houses and had a
meat dinner. At tea the landlady took oc-
casion to express her regret for their abb
sence from the midday meal, informing
them that she had nice roast of lamb
Chat day for their especial benefit
Springfield Homestead.
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Ogden City Council.

OGDEN, Utah, May n.-lSpecial telegram
20 THE HERALD. The city council did not
open its proceedings until $50 last night
being an hour late in meeting. All the
members of the council were present After
the preliminary work the call for petitions
was made aud the following were read:
From w. A. Scudder, asking for street
repairs on Wall avenue, between Twenty
fifth and Twenty seventh. Also, for an
electric light on Twenty sixth and Wall.
Referred to the committee on streets.
From E. L. Hulanski, on behalf of the
Grand Army of the Republic, asking for
the use of the pavilion in Lester park for
Sunday, May "a, to conduct memorial SER
vices. Granted.
From r. w. Cross and others, asking for
the grading of the street and sidewalk on
Twenty fifth street, east Of Jackson. Re-
ferred to the committee on streets
From ID. Evans and others asking for an
electric light at Twenty-third and Adams.
Committee on public buildings and grounds.
From Hobson & Wilkerson, asking the
contract to connect the city hall and Jail
with the sewer. Committee on public
buildings and grounds.
From the Ogden Abstract company ask
ing for committee to meet with a like
committee from the county to determine
the compensation due for making plats of
additions not included in the contract with
the city. Committee on laws.
In regard to the various petitions for the
extension of the watermains, the commit
tee on water supply reported recommend
ing that the mains be extended as far as the
consumers can pay the contract rental
amount, per cent annually on the cost of
such extension. Also that the company be
compelled to construct the mains north on
Washington avenue as far as the Phoenix
mills. Report adopted, and the city at
torney instructed TO see that the order is
carried cut. -
The special committee appointed some
weeks ago to prepare a set of rules for the
government of the council reported a set
of rules similar to the rules laid down in
Roberts Rules of Order. The report was
laid over for one week. the recorder to fur
uish each member of the council with
copy of the same.
Councilman Dee brought up the matter