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slavery. and Confederate diplomacy.

Mr.. John Bigelow gives a chapter Of secret
history IN the May Century he says, speak
ing Of the Southern leaders:
They were made TO realize, with a cruel
distiuctness, that, with a Constitution and a
public opinion which made slavery the one
institution within their borders which was too
sacred 10 be debated, the one institution which
neither the people Of the Confederate States
nor their delegates in Legislative Assemblies
or i'm National or State Conventions could med
die with, they were fatally handicapped for
the struggle in which they had embarked
They could not throw this Jonah into the sea-
for u was their only pretext for rebellion; 10 re-
tain IL on board was inevitable shIpwreck. The
abolition of slavery meant peace aud union at
once, aud, as a logical consequence, their sue
cess ln war meant the peTpetuatI0n Of slavery
that and nothing else. Tins ia due time be-
came apparent to the people Of Europe, where
the prcGdlces against Chattcl slavery were
even stronger aud more universal than in
Massachusetts,; nor could this conclusion fail
10 acquire control la the councils Of the Euro
pcan powers- willing as they mostly were to
see oar Union 20 10 picces-the moment they
began % io0a about for plausible protext for
intervention. They found that in whatever
direction they put out their hands to help the
CouiedeTates they became la spite Of them
selves The champions of slavery. This was in
eyliable, but lis results the Southern people
would not on could not see. They had an idea
that The prejudice against slavery was confined
pretty much 10 the Puuans Of New England
and few craHks Of Exeter Hall. Having been
brought up iu the midst Of il, il was incompTe-
heus.ble 10 them. or at least 10 most Of them,
that a man Of sound mind should hud any
thing revolving ia the peculiar institution.
Ia selecting John SlIdcl and James 81. Ma
son rs commissioners to further their interests
abroad, the Con ederatcs were also most UBior-
tuHate. The names OF both were associated in
Europe with every scheme for the national IA
ton Of slavery that had been presented in C0u-
gress since the annexation"
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON D. o. THURSDAY,

Cross appeared nightly above the horizon,
growing brighter and brighter as We went
farther south. Our il. Dipper" Char
ley's wagon, rs the German and Scandinavian
sailors cali it, had long since disappeared,
and we now had IN i4ll view in the south
part of the heavens two round clusters Of
stars quite close 70 each other called the
" Magellan Clouds, and pronounced by Dar-
win the most brilliant OF all star groups,
the most wonderful and magnificent sight
OF the South Seas
As We near the end of our journey and as
Valparaiso comes into sight, the view Is
strikingly similar TO that of Genoa from
the Mediterranean; indeed, Valparaiso
might very properly be called tue Genoa Of
South America.
1t is built, like the Italian city, upon
successive terraces, rising many hundred
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Southern school Books.

The fussing over the alleged need Of South
cm school hooks is one Of the rankest iollie
prOyincialism ever peTpctrhcd. What in the
name Of sense would constitute Southern /"
arItAmcticai textbook Can algebra, physics,
physiology, geometry, aud grammar be local
izldG Lot IT have the best no matter where
or by whom produced. We want good text
books. III southern compilcrs shall make the
beet by al means pat their books i'm the
schools. il they make bat poor or indifferent
books keep them out Al this hurrah for
Southern books, southern literature. Southern
magazines, etc, is regarded by southern writers
oi merit and uiHniiyas purrile, aud certain 10
lead % nolLIng LuL Illuminating failure.
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by a parade Of all these FIRE companies, with
bands Of music, hammers etc. Fires are not
as common rs with US. for the reason that all
buildings are of brick, stone or adobe; but
about every month or so there Will be fire
of importance enough to call out the entire
fire department. Then one may see the
Chilean gentleman on the streets in every
direction, calling hacks and riding to the
fire-a somewhat different way Of getting
To fires than is customary here.
There are SOME beautiful places Of public
resort in and near Santiago; for instance,
Macul, the beautiful farm Of Madam IsadOFa
CousinO, nine miles out Of Santiago, COM
prising about 5000 acres in the highest state
Of cultivation. There is also the Quinta
Normal fine farm in the center Of the city,
on which there is an agricultural college, a
botanical garden, q geological garden and a
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How Low MaIL-e. FnnL.l.ea n.rauaers.

IIHdtIHUpHs Journal.
a remember punishment" said Capt ".
J. Kercheyal, that Gen. Lew Wallace motcd
out 10 two soldiers who bal shot a COW, 30 the
face Of orders not 10 shoot stock II was in
warm weather, and putting them under guard.
they were given branches cut from trees and
told 10 take turns about every two hours keeping
the flies ~ the carcass. They were kept AT this
nearly three days, most o. the time being com
pei led 10 hold the nose with one hand while
agitatiug the ly brush with the other The
sight was a very laughablc affair TO all but the
sufferers, aud the example had q good effect on
other W0uld-b be teprcdat0rs"
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school Of arts and trades. Altogether this
farm contains about $50 acres, and is q sort
of panoramic encyclopedia Of everything
about the country.
Then there is that far-famed and curiOusly-
beautiful hill, Santa Lucia, rising 700 feet
from the level plateau upon which the city
is built, with huge banks Of geraHiums upon
its sides, English ivy trained over its rocks
and walls, and covered with beautiful statu-
airy, fOwer-beds and grOttoes, exquisite bits OF
sHRUBBERY, AND PLEASANT PATHS.
Besides all these natural attractions there are
upon this hill fine swimming bath, a mag
nificent library, a Catholic chapel, two fine
restaurants aud dance-halls, and a splendid
theater To crown all, every path and road and
projection is in the night time lighted with
electric lights. All in all this is one Of the
most delightful, pleasant and attractive places
in the world.
From the base Of this hill to the railway
depot is the Alameda, or street Of delights, a
magnificent avenue, 6I0 feet wide and over
four miles long, shaded by grand old forest
trees and bordered by residences Of all kinds,
from tho humble cabin TO the splendid palace.
Its mOnotony is broken by little open squares,
in which are many fine pieces Of statuaTy, the
most notable Of which is a bronze equestrian
statue Of Gen. O'Higgins, the famous Chilean
liberatOr.
Among the prominent buildings in Santiago
are the Camera or Legislative chambers, the
Public Library, the National University, and a
large number Of very fine churches; the mint
is also a very attractive building. At one time
Its window-gratings and window-fTames were
entirely Of copper, but in the war between Chile
and Peru they were taken out and coined into
money.
singular fact in connection with this build
ing is, that in sending out the plans for it's
erection from SPAIN some 200 years ago, mis-
take was made, and the plans for the mint ia
the City Of Mexico came TO Santiago, and those
destined for the Chilean mint went to the for
mer city. Before the mistake could be cor
Tected by the means Of communication Of those
days, both miBts were under process Of con-
structiOn and were finally completed as they
had been begun. We therefore now see in San
tiagO the building intended for the City Of
Mexico.
i cannot close this description Of Santiago
without saying something Of its citizens as
we'll as Of the people Of Chile in general. First,
it must be understood that Chile is
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ABOUT C8ILE,
4 Glance at Some of the National
Features Of the Republic.
BY CLEMENT CARPENTER.

7 was a beautiful
morning in early Oc-
tober the Spring
time Of the FAR South
that gave Go me the
pleasure ct seeing for
TIE first time the
shores of far away
Chile.
We had crossed the
IsthmUs with its heat,
rain, sickness and
general discomfort,
early in the previous
Septem Der. and for
many days bad been
lazily steaming down
the 3,174 miles of
coast line between
Panama aud Nalpa-
raiso. We were pas
sengers on the fine
boat PunO, of the
South Pacific Naviga-
tion Company, a COM
modiou 5, aud even pal
atial, steamer of three
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IBdfJrd q 5i3gaziHcl

The experiments conducted at Laurel Station,
Nd make b probable that before long light
packages u mail matter viii be iorWa ardrd by
4 combination Ol pneumatic tubes and electric
motors at the rate Of lJJ miles an hour, Or l2g
miles, allowing for the delays at midway dis
tributing Offices. ln that way Gtty-letter
package ma4ied at Baltimore on Monday morn
ing might reach San Francisco about Tuesday
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California.


During the latter portion Of our journey
we had loaded great quantities Of hides nj
different ports, and bgaiioad after boatlOad
oi cattle had been brought to the side of our
steamer, ropes were thrown over their horns,
and, kicking and scFambling, they were
hoistcd by huge derricks and engines up 20
feet 10 our markei-deck, where they were
tied ia stalls for their comparatively short
voyage 10 the port Of Valparaiso.
As We approached Chile the appearance Of
the coast greatly changed, the lofty orange
yellow mountains, capped with snow, which
had been constantly in sight, began TO show
some signs of yeTduTe. We now could see
budding trees which at first glance resem-
bled those Of North America, though IN fact
they were quite different White stTawber-
r.es as large as our largest plums were
brought on board, and the air was filed
with the scent Of the beautiful and
GoEGEoUsLY-CoLoRE
roses offered for sale by comely flower-girls
at each port.
For the first time we began 90 realize that
we were in a region nearly as FAR south Of
the equator AZ we bad lived north Of IL. We
bad left the North Temperate Zone, passed
the entire width of the Torrid, and were
now in the South Temperate Zone, where
the seasons are just the reverse of those in
the United States, and where the 4th OF
July comes in the very middle OF Winter
and ChristIhas-time is Midsummer. We had
reached a region Of the earth where the
north side was the warm side Of the house,
20 use homely illustration; where the
warm wind came from the north and the
/ cold wind from The south.
We had long since lost sight Of the IA
miIar stars Of the Northern Hemisphere
and now we nightly gazed upon, 10 Us, en-
/ iircly new consultations. The Southern
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Prize Money and Bullets.

An Irish sailor was on board an English
man .of-war during an engagement with a
French vessel, u which the latter was taken
When the prize money WAS divided, the Cap
tain got f500 aud the sailors -. Sd. each. Some
time after another ship bore down upon them
aud the lrishman fell on has knees aud began
20 pray The Captain asked him what be WAS
praying for. " AN praying that the bullets
may be distributed like tho prize money"
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For That Tired Feeling

= For first-class spring medicine my wife and
both think very highly OF Hoods SarsapaTilIa.
Last spring it did a great deal Of good. and we
felt better through the hot weather than ever
before. II cured my wife of sick headache, and
relieved me Of a dizzy. nred feeling. We shall
ccrtainly take il again this Spring" J. II. PEARCE
Sup't Granite Railway Co. Concord y III
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Msnk. Nerrnna Men

Send AZ once for full directions C7saIed) FREE OF
Common Sense Home Treatment will positively cure all
tie effects Of tmP0tcncy, etc, the only cure known
Tor VaFtcOceie, new and certain urt.0d electric
nonsense, no stomach dragging. Address Al
BIDS fHAHMACY 20, Albion, Michigan.
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Eslakes the Weak Strong

Every ingredient employed In producing Hoods
SarsTparila is strictly pure, and is the best Of its
kind IL II possible buy. All the roots and herbs
carefully selected, personally examined. and
only tie best retained. All are ground in our
own drug-mill, and from the time Of purchase
until the medicine is prepared everything is care
fully watched with IA view TO attaining the best
r.r..il,l. rn.rtlI
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they had capszed the night bgforc SO that ali
clothes were wet the provisions lost, and that
lar from sleeping, they lad been up al night
as a tiger had been
WANDERING AROUND
the house trying 10 get in. They did not know
what 20 DO, lor The Germans man, who lived
nj the point. assured thom that the ianch could
not get out for a week at least.
Jack and having found out what an ass the
fellow was in other ways, made up oar minds
TO get the lauch out SO after vcuison steak
Eriled before the irc under the bullcrand POT
OF black coffee we took the skiG and sounded
with pole ali the way across the mouth oi the
river; only about four inches Of water. That
would not do; so we began between the Islands
and the point. We found tuTiuOus channel
through which we worked the lauch ineh by
inch, and finally by three in the afternoon we
gained the deep water.
The people on shore spent thC.c time drying
their clothes and when 40 llst ea were OUT
side. they came on boaIa, sorry looking lot
hungry and lis-rteG. Np jH.H -age them q
ycnsou s.uaa lgoi'el over ihe claia. D1rlI p
had bcu0 "a series 0l accidents. aud ats lnisa
was anHH-
A strong breeze ha9 hocn howing all ~,
which increased % q gale If wind. The s6tlt
towing behind ran into rse lanch, smashing
the rudder and delaying Us an hour to repair
it, Then we had 10
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A Prorcrb DIsprO,sd.

"They say that time is money; but don't
believe it,"
why notf"
because rich men never seem to have
moment 10 spare"
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Creates an Appetite

Hoods Sarsaparila has driven of the rheu-
maii-m and improved my appetite 80 much that
ny boarding mistress says must keep it locked
up OF shc viii be obliged TO raise my board with
every other b0arder that takes Hoods Sarsapa.
rila." THOMAS BUERELL, % Tillary street
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PANEL IN A SANTIAGO sort Of oyergrown
House. combination OF men
agerie and market, built expressly for the
trade on the South American coast, and
crowded with strange aud amusing sights
that afforded constant entertainment
Monkeys and parrots, trained black birds
and game-cocks, mulattos, cholos, zlmbus,
Bolivian soothsayers and charm-dOctors,
were few OF the sights TO be seen upon
her for days together by the few English
passengers lounging under the gaily-cOyered
awnings Of her upper deck.
Our crew was a fine one, our Captain a
typical John Bull, weighing about 80
pounds, who wore the blue uniform of the
company, had an old Burgundy,
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TTRkEY-GOBLER-RED

color all over his face His boots, ] remem-
Der, shone and glistened like tar-barrel.
lie was a strict member of the Church of
England, a splendid disciplinarian, and
everything on that ship was in conformity
with the old saying, in apple-pie order"
We stopped sometimes four times in day
on our long journey, and our passengers, rs
well as freightage, were constantly changing.
Long before we reached the Chilean coast
the cargo Of oranges and lemons and other
tropical fruits had found its market; had
been traded of or sold as the steamer made
her course southwark, and we had taken on
board quantities of potatoes, nuts, peaches,
pears, and grapes Of many kinds, fruits and
productions greatly resembling those Of
California
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LET TIE sKIrr 90,

and, so as not 20 lose her, ] volunteered TO get
I'm her and sail her back but, RS we had bat
one compass, i had 60 go it blind for with
my sail went faster than the laueh, aud soon
was lost sight OF.
After running for what / Thought TO he the
proper length of time, ] stood over toward the
land 10 turn the point This, fortunately, j
found, and soon got to the ship.
The party in the lanch were many hours
behind, for the machinery broke down as they
rounded the point ana before il was repaired
they had drIltcd long distance out 10 sea.
The Captain was quite uneasy aud had boat
prepared TO 60 in search Of them, when the
lights were seen approaching.
We had lost all our yenson and fish, so that
our stories were taken with a good deal of
allowance, but j was able to sufficiently interest
the Captain for him TO propose another trip, on
which 4 volunteered 10 20 as pilot, promising
20 take the lauch 60 the mill landing If j WAS
allowed % take entire charge OF tins second
hunt. ] will tell you i'm the next paper, for
II was as lucky as the first was unfortunate.
There is an old saying that too many cooks
spoil the broth; probably this was one reason
why our first trip was Gasco and our second
a success.
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WANTED 9s,9s, 2 2ss sen ,sssdig iss ra, I.s:
ever invented i holds the clothes without pins. 1ers
feet success patent recently sued sold only by lgsntN
% whom the exclusive right i3 given receipt % -
cen'swe viii send sample line ny mtii asJ circulars;
price lIst HE terms 90 territory AZ
once Address, The PinleSs Clothes Lime Co.,
IL HermOu street, Worcester. Mask
Mention The National Tribune.
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The Spring Medicine

81 have been convinced that Hoods Sarsapa-
TilIa il OF the greatest medicines in the world
say this for the benefit Of all other tired out run
down. hard working women. IIood's Sarsaparlla
Is not only excellent blood purifier but for AL
other Crnnle complaints even il Of long standiug.n
Mrs NJ. 4. scARLETT. Worthwhile Z. o.. Mich.
NIB BE sure To get
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SWUNG AROUND

eIde-ou 10 ihe current, aud was living over at
asharpanRa while each wave, besides dashing
over us bumped thU boat gu tie bottom, push
ing hrr iarllaI Hud farther ou.
The al.iu was hauled close t0 the side and our
passengers climbed Iut0 her. They pushed %
into tHc d.EE and soon wo saw their light on
tbp beech lhc next load took the bedding
and STORES, aad lhc si,il war told 10 stay ashore
Mhio this Was going on Jack and ] took the
anchor wei. zap lEe river, as far as Tie rope and
chain would allow. l0dO thIs We bad 10 wade
tho water buiug up t0 our uerls. When it was
done wc h8u4cl JHc chain tight 10 prevent the
luucb going on o. the bar any farther. Jack.
the First Lieutenant. aud thought that some
officer ous4t to stay in The laucl, but neither
one being willing % permit thc other, we all
sl.id. Tie lw0 sailors also remained.
hll this time thc boat was taxing ia wave
after wave aud
wE WE'RE ALL WET,
ss well 81 everything in the boat For a long
time We talted, then getting sleepy, we tried
% lie down on tuc bottom. This We found hard
work 80 che place. which was oval form, wac
too short for oar lengths and just wide enough
Tor all three Ou cuEe,
Ne managed to squeeze in spoon fashion,
being iHe longest, DOB iHc middle but whenever
auyoue gu- tr,d or cold on one eide every,
body had 10 turn, for We lay with ouE Knee.
bent
Notwithstanding the wet sleep soon over
came Us aud pc woke 90 daylight 10 end IA,
lauch once more HAoat riding 10 the anchor
The tide WIS in. aud this gave us just watol
enough 10 keop clear 0f the bottom. StaTtiui
steam We soon got going and went back int,
the river % deep water, and then anchored
The small boat WAS ashore so We fired a gus
20 call it, aud soon saw our party on The heacl
running rapidly up and down in their under
clothes. When lAe boat came we learned tha
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feet above the sea; it is in climate the coun-
terpart Of that Of Italy, and has large Ger
man, English, and Italian trade. In point of
cleanliness, however, there is no comparison
between the two cities; for in Genoa one
finds
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22

Issued, the department discovered GER
tain facts about him which induced the
postmaster general to withhold the
commission, and the president appoint
ed another man to the position. Inn
mcdiately thereafter, the original APP
pointse came to Washington to try and
obtain his commission. He fell into the
hands of the blackmailer, who induced
him to believe that he could secure his
commission for him. The victim paid a
contingent fee of $40, and promised
500 more when he received his commits
sion. Then. accompanied by the black
mailer, he went to the department to
have an argument on the case. The
postmaster general declined to see
them, and they entered the room OF the
presidential appointment clerk. Here
the blackmailer squared himself, took
a long breath and proceeded to make
an able argument in behalf of his eli
ent, who looked on with approval The
blackmailer had uttered but few sem
fences when his scheme was cut short.
The appointment clerk had been q
newspaper man, knew the individual,
saw through the game in q moment,
and said: "You cannot make an argu-
ment before me. You are deadbeat,
and If this man has paid you any money
he has lost it, or thrown it away. You
can do him no good. You may as well
60; and this new victim of yours may
Is well 60 home and save his money"
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81 am an American citizen, and attor-
ney in this case, and will not be in
suited" shouted the blackmailer.
''You are a deadbeat. confidence
man al a scoundrel," responded the
appointment clerk, land if you don't get
out Of my room will direct the captain
Of the watch to arrest you for disturb
ing the peace"
lie rang an electric bell as he spoke,
and the blackmailer disappeared. He
obtained twenty dollars from that
victim, but he was frustrated in his
plans for getting more. The victim re-
turned to his Iowa home, after having
sincerely thanked the appointmentclerk
for his official courage and determine
ton Of character.
Some years ago the same fellow un-
dertook to levy toll upon a western con.
gresham who is now a senator, but
found his match. The congressman
said: II presume that / must either
pay you or kill you. and guess I'd bet
ter kill you." showing his revolver a.
he spoke. The blackmailer, OF course,
Immediately decamped.
You will ask why this disreputable
criminal goes unwhipped of justice, and
wonder that such character can exist
and thrive in the national capital: but
the answer is very simple. He never talks
to his victims in the presence of others.
There is never a witness present, and
If complaint is made the blaclsmailer
would take solemn oath that he never
did it. Now, if two or three congress
men would combine and unite in q
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The Man for tho Place.

Awkward Yonth-Sa-ay. cant yer
give me Job on this ere paper?
doan't s'pose kin learn to be a editor,
but I'm told there is other sorts o. work
in newspaper offices.
Mr.. Bcatemail tgrcat cditor)-You
might suit in some capacity, perhaps
DO you know anything about book
keeping.
Nope
Are You good at fignres?"
"Ah,yes; I'm good at figures
'sIlow much are and 7?'
''Lemmc see. Put down Q, and then
put down alongside Of it, an that
makes o."
well. sir, you would not do for the
counting-room, but see no reason why
You should not rise to proud eminence
in the circulation department. Good
News.