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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-07

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self at the easement, ne may then stand
ana look at her, exchange chances,
smiles and mods, and go away to come
back again tomorrow and do it all over
again. If he is faithful and keeps this
up year, he may finally be permitted
to come into the house and talk with
MS love III the presence of her father
and mother. When, after another year.
they may marry and. as the fairy story
goes, live happy to the end of their
days
In the residences of Cartago little or
no prctcnse is made toward outside dis
play. Evcrything-horses as well rs
gucsts-marketing and likewise gar
bage, goes in and out ut the front door.
hut the interior is q palace or para
disc OF flowers. fountains and singing
5rt!s. GEo. EUGENE BRYsoS.
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was founded in 1868 by Juan NaSQuez
de Coronado.
The manners and customs of Costa
Ricans are in many eases peculiar, but
always pleasant. They have main
tanned good name for their courtesies
and Kindness to strangers, and seem to
feel highly honored when an English
man or North American comes in their
midst. If you admire anything that be-
longs to one of them he says it is at
your service; if you call at his house he
says, in his words of welcome: This
house is yours" but it would hardly be
proper to ask him to make out the deed.
How queer it sounds to go into an
office ut noon and be told that the mer-
chant inquired for has gone out to
breakfast. Business men take coffee at
home in the morning, breakfast at
cafe ut about eleven, and dine at home
after business hours.
They embrace their friends and pat
each other on the back. And, in pass
ing on the street, instead of saying
"lIowdy," they say ''Good-bye!'
(Ad'os.0 Ladies', likewise, embrace
each other at meeting, and kiss on the
cheek, presumably saving the lips for
other kisses.
Costa RIGA girls possess q beauty
above the average of pretty women, are
OF fine form, healthy and robust, and
exceedingly modest And, having seen
them. now no longer wonder that they
are not permitted to go out alone or re-
celve gentlemen unless in presence of a
duend or older member of the family.
lis well; for those great black eyes and
long lashes dropping upon soft creamy
cheeks, with such tempting red lips as
theirs, could do n world of mischief.
and, if left untrammcled, would soon
break up whole families. Their cos
tunes are most bcwitching, all light
and airy. They wear no hats and
higher classes still use the lace mantilla
of Spain-a black one for street wear
and white one for the theater; the
lower classes, however, wrap black or
colorcd reJoso, which they use as head
gear and shawl combined The rich
wear elegant silk shawls of cream tint
or flesh color, imported from China, and
costing (many of thcm) SO to 500 gold
apiece; and, am told, that girls of the
middle classes will often go barcfootcd
two or three years i'll order to save up
money enough to buy one of these
shawls
Even amongst the country girls, who
thronG the streets by the thousands on
market or feast days, one may note
hundreds of pretty faces of richest col
or, with long lashcs, soft, downy ear
locks, black rs jet, and with long, inky
black hair.
The Costa Rican lover may not call
upon his best girl, as in free and en-
lightcned America. AT the twilight
noun he must come and stand under the
lady's window, and, if she shows hor-
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and operator of the line, had come
down during the night and was going
back with us; the American, English
and Costa Rican flags were waving over
the depot, and the streets lined with
bunting in his honor
Mr.. Keith is the life and soul of the re-
public's progress and is looked upon as
a kind of king by the more ignorant
classes. lie is nephew of Gen. Meiggs,
the famous builder of the Peruvian rail
ways, and came here from BROOKLYN.
IN. y, about twenty years ago, in com
parativcly poor circumstances, but full
of vim, Yankee pluck and American
grit.
To-day he is at the head of the coun-
try's railway system; owns immense
banana plantations and cattle ranches
stretching from so to 20 miles along the
line of the railway; does two-thirds of
the banking business of the republic;
possesses numerous coffee farms. sugar
cane hdcieRdaS by the dozen, and is in
tercsted in gold mines, tramway lines,
electric light plants, ice factories, beer
breweries, and owns besides half Il
million acres Of wild lands In short,
1T is said, he can draw his check any
day for a couple of million dollars,
against his own banking house in Lon
don
costa Ricans are proud of Keith, and
they hayc cause to be. When he came
among them, Port Limon was Il fishing
village numbering but half dozen
nuts. and 1t required three weeks time
70 reach the capital at San Jose over
thc poorest OF mountain mule roads
nov one can board the morning train
at Limon, which has grown into quite
a respectable little city, and after ten
hours ride through the most pictur-
esque of mountain scenery, take din
ner at five with his friends in the ma.
tionai metropolis. 1t required over :, 900
men, working steadily, over three years
to put the line through
AT ten the train drew up at Siuuierez
for breakfast. This is the junction
where connection is made with n new
road branching off in the direction Of
Lake Nicaragua, work upon which
has just begun.
a live little business woman from
New Orleans keeps the hotel at this
point. Her husband, at the time n
prominent merchant ut Limon, was
murdered and robbed there couple of
years ago; after which she located here
tSbe gave MS hearty southern welcome
and really regretted to tear myself
away when the engineers bell warned
us it was time to get aboard.
Carriage, the capital of the country
until 1873, was reached at three o'clock.
j had heard much of the beauty and in
fercst Of this place and was curious TO
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COSTA RIGA BETTER.
Reouliarities Of Life in the piotur-
osque Little Republic.
A Yankee Who Made Things Mum-strango
Phases or Social Lifo--Costumes Worn
by tho Higher Clnsses-A Country
Vcnus-The Useful Front Door,
Especial Carriage Costa Rica) letter.

Especial Cartago Costa Rica) letter.
When Admiral Columbus, in the year
1902, cast anchor off Grape Key, and,
landing where Port Limon now stands
to-day called the country COSTA Rica,"
The could have been n no more delighted
man than was when l stepped ashore
from the Pensacola steamer few years
later.
Before leaving the states had bought
u Spanish please book and had studied
ut faithfully every day during the voy-
age down. But when l attempted to
speak to the people about the wharf,
none seemed to understand me in the
least. Then began to realize the fact
that Spanish, like French, cannot be
learned without teacher.
While l was frantically cndcavoring
TO make couple of boys understand
that desired my luggage removed Mt
once to the nearest hotel, Il custom
house inspector-a Costa Rican" of
purest African dcsccnt-camc to my re-
lief, accosting me in plainest English
He turned me over to brother of his,
another Englishman of ebony hue from
the Island of Jamaica, residing tempo
rarily in this little Central American
republic.
The latter ''totcd my grip" to the Ar
mold hotel and afterward showed me
over the town. He was good interpre-
ter and proved to be, to me, quite val
liable man.
paid my bill to little squint-cyed
Spanish jew who stood behind the bar,
and did not see the proprietress until
just as l was leaving when she was
pointed out to me playing with a pct
monkey out in the front yard, seeming
quite unconccrned as to the business of
the house or comfort of the guests.
The room l occupied was pleasant,
the bed comfortable and clean, but the
meals-oh, my! However, 1 am told
that after one gets used to Spanish
cooking he can appreciate it. Indeed,
If n man likes warm victuals, he need
never be disappointed here, except
when the local pepper crop falls short.
Everything is highly seasoned, neither
pepper, garlic nor spices being spared
The coffee, however, was well made
and really excellent.
At six o'clock the next morning /
boarded n train and was off for the in
terror. Minor G. Keith, the constructor
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THE ROANOKE TIMES. WEDNESDAYS. NOVEMBER &. 1881.
spend day there. and so stopped

spend n day there, and SO I stopped
over. g
I found myself n stranger in strange
land; not n soul about the depot could
speak English. But, us could say
"hotel" in Spanish, one of the clerks in
the railroad office kindly showed me to
q lodging house.
He went through n court yard, up an
old stairway, where an old Indian
woman said "Cuarto?" I replied: Isl
Sonora" and was shown to cleanly
apartment where there were two small
iron bcdsteads with rolled up mat
tresses lying upon them. She brought
water. soap and towels. removed the
travel stains and went out to look for n
restaurant. On my return found the
bed ready, and the whitcst and clcancst
of beds it was! She charged me as cents
The city of Cartago. which now con-
tains more than 10000 inhabitants,
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BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, s25, 900. 900.
OFFICERS:

PREsDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE.
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
1sr VICE-PREsDENr = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'd VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SECRETARY-JOHN OFT, late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. G. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa.
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL--Hon. G. A. Nc
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late OF
Charleston, S. G.
MANAGER OF AaENcIEs-D. B. JESSE,
late of Lexington, Ky.
GENERAL TRUsTEE-HoN. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY = Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
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INSTALLMENT STOCK

1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. - Mem
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are 60 cents per share.
Q. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK.-$50 per share (par value, S1oo),
yielding dividend, payable semi-an-
nually, January 1, and July 1, of per
cent. per annum, which is duly remitted
by check to the shareholder.
8. The stock is expected to mature in
seven years from date of each series re.
spectively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There ia no investment anywhere
safer or more profitable than it's stock.
With the assets Of the Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit of the Association, on basis
not exceeding so per cent. Of its value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the ASCOT.
alton, while the debt of the member
borrowing is being eurtailed every
month OF its existence, 1t is difficult to
conceive of safer investment than Its
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, ITO jefferson
street, or to .
JAMES r. TERRY. or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER q TINSLEY, Roanoke,
va. aprl9-Iy
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And lilo Got IT.

~ have been particular in giving you
my meat ORDER" said the guest. "bc-
cause have good deal ut steak"
Your remarks, SIR" replied tho
digniticd waiter. moving leisurely
AWAY to give the order, ''are entitled to
n great deal of wait. "-Chicngo Trib-
une,
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Good Reason.

Tramp-Please, sir, give me quarter?
Lawyer Howe-A quarter? Why do
You ask me for a quarter?
Tramp-Because I didn't like to ask
You for half a dollar, for fear YOU
wouldn't give it to me.-N. Y. Hearld.
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Ho nris,udred Him.

NO" said the stern father. "I shall
not permit you to marry young Fun
ster. In the first place he is too care
less of the future
"Why. pa! He is not a>bit careless of
the future. He has nearly three hun
drcd oyster jokes written up for the
winter MISUNDERSTANDING Jour
nal
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Wanted Amusement.

Fat Lady Tin the. park)- am going
to ride on one of the donkeys, and I'll
pay for one for you if you like to &C.
company me.
Small Boy-Thankee, mum, but I'd
rather sit here an laugh.-Good News.
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Put to tho Ceat

1lc-By Jovc, wish could prove the
depth of my affection for you!
Shc-You might break your engage
mcnt with Miss Brown us start.-Lifc
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Tho Snnc Thing.

Mrs. IIojack-Mrs. Tomdils is the
worst bargain-huntcr ! know.
Hojacli-A regular pugilist, CHI?
Mrs. HojaclS (mystificd) "a pugilist?
Hojack-Ies; Il pricefightcr, you
know.-Judgc.
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Fair Warning.

Poet lin newspaper oflicc)-IIave you
an efficient staff?
Editor-Perhaps not; but l have a
very effective ciub.-Puck.
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ENternninatcd.

Farmer Wenthar-IIow'd yer git red
of all them woodchuclls'n polarcats you
he'd round here?
Farmer Hollis-A city rooster come
up here an rarnt Johnny. t. smoke CT
garettes last week.-Judge.
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business Before Pleasure.

Twynn-Comc and dine with me at
my club tonight.
Triplct-Can't possibly, old boy, too
much business to attend to.
Twynn-You are Il vcritablc mummy
always pressed for time:-Broo.,lyn
Eagle.
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M ONEY TO LOAN.

We are the agents for this city for the
Central City Building and Loan Associ-
alton, of Syracuse, N. Y, and we will
take pleasure in explaining to any one
interested the way to secure money on
easy payments. SCOTT e. RIVES,
Real Estate Agents, los Jefferson st.
Oct22-1mo
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Tho Difference.

Miss Post-I suppose you find our so
ciety very different from that in the
west.
Mr.. Rancher-I have noticed one diff
crcnce. Out there we shoot our enc
mics, and here you cut your acquuin-
tanccS.-Truth.
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Musical Itcu.

81 wan: the music of O'Rcilly and tn
Four Hundred" said Il little boy enter,
ing New York music store.
For singing or for the piano:"
Il don't want it for either. wait i;
for my sister."-TcXas Siftinrs.
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Tho Lntest Fashion,

Young Lady familiar with museum
collections)-What are those South Sea
Island slaughter clubs for?
Dealer (blandly)-Those are parasol
handles.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Rainfall and Crop.

Strangcr-llow are the crops?
Farmcr-Not wot they ought to be.
Too much rain.
Strangcr-Hcm! The owner of the
farm next to yours complains of not
enough rain.
Farmer-Wcll, he's got durn sight
bigger farm than have.-N.Y Weekly.
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Roasoninr from An,,o,v

Mothcr--Now, child, what makes you
think Susan steals the sugar?
Son Cos heard pa tell her that her
lips tasted awful sweet. Once n Week.
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An Expensive Recreation.

Jinks-Going to camp out this year?
Wlnks-No. Costs too much.
Jinlss-Whcre's the cost?
Winks-Doctors' bills.-N. Y. Week
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They Cant Sec the reason.

Clara don't see why children
couldn't be born ten years old.
Maud-lt would be agreeable, and
don't see why girls couldn't be born
married.-Jury.
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From Hand to Mouth.

\ the tremendous force required to make
\ that delicate yet tenacious machinery
n stop suddenly like a clock held by the
hands.
81 Sometimes it does" replied the doc
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The NIlssis was WRONG.

Mary-The missis says that you were
drunk last night.
Pat-Shc's wrong. Sure it's whisky
that was nk-Jury.
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A Little Bit Broad.

May-What would you do if you had
a complexion like mine?
Blanche-Take the black veil
Truth.
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DRESS WORK.
WITH IT'S
HOE DOUBLE-CYLINDER PRESS.

HOE DOUBLE-CYLINDER PRESS,
With capacity OF
$4,000 IMPRESSIONS PER DAY,
THE ROANOKE TIMES PUBLISH.
ING COMPANY
Is now prepared to do press work Of an,
quantity. A first-class print
guaranteed
Prices az low az the lowest
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YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITH
OUT THE NEWS OR WAIT TwELvR
HOURS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THB
PAPERS FROM THE EAST. WHEN
YOU CAN HAVE THE TIMES DE.
LIvERED AT YOUR BREAKFAST
TABLE FOR so CENTS PIE MONTH
PAYABLE MONTHLY.
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Old papers for sale a. The Times cn,ce
10 Cente q hundred.
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THE DAILY
PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER
Be just and fear not;
Lot all the ends thou aim'st SIT be
Thy Country's, thy Gods, and Truths
FRIDAY, APRIL "a. 1891.

THE price of sugar had advanced
few points, at the latest date
from New York, and was quoted,
April IA, at $50 for Cuban centri-
fugals of SO deg. test. The advices
all point to general combine
among sugar refners and dealers
in the United States to maintain
the price of refined at the highest
limit that will serve to keep out
European beet sugar. In this COM
bination it would appear that not
only the sugar trust, but all the
independent refineries, including
Col. Spreckels' two large establish
ments, one in California and the
other in Philadelphia, are included.
Whether they will succeed in the
object stated, remains to be seen,
but the probabilities are that they
will, SIS they will practically con-
troll the whole sugar trade of the
United States.
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Mole Head. Just then | suddenly
saw the Curlew, and observed that
the anchorage was crowded with
other ships. l Immediately star
boarded the helm for fear of falling
astern or going in among the ships
There was a heavy sea and an ex-
tremely strong tide running. Then
when the Utopia had half cleared
the bows of the Arson | ported the
helm in order to bring the stern of
the Utopia out, but owing to the
strong current sue was unable to
clear the Anson's ram.
"Owing to the thickness of the
weather, l was unable to calculate
precisely the length of the fore
deck of the Arson and ignored the
ram.
% did not know the feet was in
the bay, or that the anchorage was
crowded. A proper lookout wal
kept, the mate being on the fore
part of the deck.
"Slx men were engaged on thu
lookout, but no one saw the Cur
lew or the condition of the anchor
age till the helm was starboarded
We were unable to anchor at tn
back of the Rock. The Utopia wa
coming up on the usual course"
The first and third officers ant
the engineer on duty also gave evi
dence which corroborated that Q
the captain.
The dead were buried by th
Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibral
tar with the full ritual of tn
Romish Church, attended by th
Deputy Governor of Gibraltar, tn
Admiral of the British Fleet, th
Colonial Secretary, officers of th
fleet, Italian Consul and othe
officials.
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EARTH

With one of them if some OF else would
supply the spring from which we "ould get
the water. We do not propose to flood the
earth with water but we intend to flood the
Hawaiian Islands with Aermotors because
We believe them To be good thing and an
article needed by every householder, every
rarch and plantation owner. They are
the best investment man can make who
has any pumping to do. because they work
all the time and cost absolutely nothing
once they are erected. Ii you i've at dis
lance a, d want particulars write to US
Correspondence solicited and cheerfully
answered. We are the only people here
who sell them and we will be glad to give
anv one particulars. Address THE HA-
wAIIAN HARDWARE COMPANY, Fort ~TREET,
OPPOSITE SPRECKELS' BLOCK, HONOLULU.
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THE UTOPIA DISASTER.

1t will be plain from the evil
dence given before the coroner at
Gibraltar on the occasion of the
inquest on the bodies of the vic
tins OF the Utopia disaster that it
arose principally from the captain
having no knowledge of the num-
Der or positions of the ships in the
harbor. The suddenly sighting the
Cursew. and when too late recog-
nizing the crowded condition of
the anchorage, when entering the
harbor with a gale of wind, thick
weather and strong tide against
the ship.
Had there been an efficient pilot
on board, one who knew not only
the harbor but the position of every
ship in it, this terrible loss of life
need not have occurred.
The inquest was held on March
22d. when the jury, which consist
ed OF twenty-three persons, brought
IN o unanimous verdict to the
effect that the Utopia accidentally
collided with the Arson, and that
the c. use of death was therefore
accidental.
Capt. Bouviers Clarke, R. N, oil
d. NJ. S. Arson, said, az should be
very sorry to say that Capt. Nc
keague OF the Utopia was careless
l would rather say it was an error
in judgment"
Capt. Simpson OF H. NJ. S. Cam
perdown gave the following evil
dence: Considering the state o.
the weather and the respective
positions of the ships and the
New Mole, 1 think the term 'care
lessness harsh when applied to
the case. 1t should be designated
an error of Judgment to try ant
proceed against wind and tide will
another ship in close proximity
/ think that the person pilotins
the ship did not quite realize th
actual state of the weather"
John McKeague, captain Of tn
Utopia, volunteered the followin,
evidence: "After rounding Europ
Point, l headed for the 9sual an
chorage. l gave orders Tor hal
speed, and two minutes afterward
for SLOW and stopped the engine
between Europa Point and the Ne,
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Section l of the bill authorizes
the money to be made.
Sec. 2 deslgnates what kind of
material to be used in its manufac.
ture and fixes the money value of
each piece.
Sec. 3 provides the way the
money must be circulated and the
security to be given.
Secs. 4 and 5 direct how the
currency must be redeemed when
no longer required in the channels
of trade.
The way pointed out by each of
the last two sections is ample to
redeem the whole issue, whether
it be little or much. So there is
one sure way pointed out in this
bill to make and circulate all the
money that may be required, and
two ways of sure redemption, either
OF which is ample to redeem the
whole issue.
Let me ask, can any money sys'
tenn produce a better currency OF
one more elastic?
J. NJ. HoRNER.
Ito be continued.)