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SECRET OF LONG LIFE.


my long life to an excellent constitution,
and the only advice would give to young
men would be to avoid the use of tobacco.
/ have not used it now for twenty-five
years, and stopped it because found 1T
was injuring my health. AS to my other
habits of life, have been rather generous
to myself than otherwise. / have eaten
good dinners, and have given dinners. l
don't believe generally in the mortifica-
ton Of the flesh and believe in enjoying
life as far as possible as you go along.
EX-GOVERNOR CURTIN.
Ex-Governor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania,
has been one of the leading public men in
the United States for many years. He
was eminent as q war governor. He
served with great distinction as our min
long career as a member of congress. He
is in good condition now. and he promises
to live to be . hundred. Said he:
My grandfather died from being thrown
from horse at 106 and my father lived to
be s.. have had stirring life, have
seen some sickness and am now, at n, in
perfect physical condition. had three or
four attacks of the grip last winter and
have survived them. Ny rule in life is
temperance and regularity. am blessed
Will very Sm8u dppcNtCy &uO OOu
know what it is to be hungry. I have just
eaten my supper. It consisted Of some
bread and milk, and rarely eat more than.
this for breakfast. Ny dinner is light and
can go all day without eating and not
notice it. / have no particular rules of
diet. drink little good rye
whisky every day and smoke in
moderation. do not exercise q
great deal, and have no particular rules of
health. believe that marriage conduces
to long life, because it is in the course of
nature. At the close of the war l was
very sick man. For four years was con-
stantly within the sound of the clicking Of
the telegraph. It was SO in the governors
Office at Harrisburg, and in the field
carried IN operator with me. Day and
night my mind and nerves were on q
strain, and at the close of the war my ner-
vous system was broken down. could
pot close my hand, was 80 nervous, and
/ lost entire control of myself. My doctors
told me that q change of climate was all
that would save me, and they sent me to
Cuba. / improved as soon as got out of
New York, and l was well in q few
months.
Gas to my advice to young men, would
say, BE temperate and regular as to your
habits. Don't work too hard, and dent
worry. Live in accordance with natures
laws, get married and take life easily
That is all"
This advice of Governor Curtain is that
of many old men. How many of the
young men who read it will take it?
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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was nearly two months before they reached
Valencia. The voyage accomplished, the
aristocratic Nunez took his now impassive
victim TO an obscure dwelling in the sub
nrhs, where, after year of harsh usage
and servile labor, she became mother,
and found she had been sold as a con-
sistado to the old virago in whose charge
he had placed her. She heard from
friendly bogas of the growing wealth and
prosperity OF her father and brother. but
II was not until the fifth year of her cap
nvisy that she summoned courage to write
70 her brother Marco the whole story Of
her wrongs
The willy Ignacio, when he stole the in
nocent animal from the home pasture, put
up an eneetual bar 10 prevent pursuit.
The letter the elder Valdez found in his
aaaghters handwriting when he returned
Was TO this effect:
Il so 10 become the wife of the man /
love more than NIL else on earth. take
the money To prepare for my marriage and
rs my share of what | am entitled To. /
Viii never go To Brazil unless my Ignaoio
VIII go with me. Pardon your affection
ate daughter and forget herr
Valdez did Dot know how very skiIlful
Nunex was with a pen. Teresa knew She
was slave. She had seen the official
record, and having friend in the good
cure, who urged her 10 rite to her brother
Was told ny him her boy would be a slave
also. Then If VAS indeed time 10 act. She
resolved 10 tell the story Of her wrongs TO
the senera Nansz, the mother of the now
seesty locking lgnacio, for the Valdez. So
90 had melted into ahsinthe for the mos;
part, and billiards and dice were now his
ssae subsistence. except The occasional
stranger
h Esen without decenl dress TO wear she
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studied it all outl He. the old man, I
mean, must die soon, and then-well, then
full half Of all this property in New
Grenada, becomes yours, you see, by right
Of your wife. Then-poof! Get rid of her,
If you ike, there are plenty of ways to do
it, And the astute Pacho lit another
cigarette.
They were passing the night ct the side
ofa low bank above the catarscts, the
patron and passenger sitting on the bank.
In two days more they would reach San
Fernando, at the junction Of the ventuari
and upper OriB0co. They found the trail
of the fugitives quite warm above the
took them mp the Yao river, Is good luck
would have it.
This very canoe we are IN, Uncle
Pacho, is going up the Yao. This stupid
old burro Of patron lives up that way
somewhere. am going TO have my hand
On my runaway inside Of three days"
Wen take little drink on it. .Ignace,
my boy. We've been lucky 80 far. !"
And all along, up the broad waters Of
the Orinoco or tied up to the bank. when
ever the old patron and the young passen-
ger-these two mere animals, as Ignace
and his uncle regarded them-were alone
together they seemed to have set formula
of speech that was something in this style !;
the patron would say, in excellent Span
ish:
You heard it all ?"
Every word is written down - / re-
member it, Pope"
The morning sunlight had only touched
the bald dome of Cuneva, when Q dark
column Of smoke arose straight AZ pillar
in the air, when Marco saw 1t and said:
They have comet"
The brassia and laelia blossoms, high up
in the arms of their fostering forest giants,
sent down their purple and orange tinted
blossoms on the coffee and cacaoa trees;
the great towering minati sent its dew
laden blossoms on the green dome of the
tamarind trees, and from the glen, q quar-
ter of mile away, q light pearl-tinted
mingled with the dark green foliage above,
where old Cooroo was seated on his mat
waiting for his morning coffee, his four
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called on Dame Nunes in the little shop.
She was not allowed to finish her story.
The chfvalrous Ignacio was called from be-
hind the gressy calico curtain that yelled
the sala from the eyes Of the bogas drink
ing their mitad Of fiery white rum, and
then and there he derided and reviled his
former victim, swore that he had never
seen her before, and the aristocratic but
portly sonora reached across her little
counter, with hand damp with boga rum,
and struck the poor supplicant q severe
blow in the face, and called her OPP
probrious names in such loud tone that
the little lame barber from across the street
hobbled over bareheaded, and the fish
peddler stopped to look in, and all the
neighbors came about the door to take
part in case Of need; and Ignacio laughed
at the blow, and the laugh more than the
blow aroused the fiery blood of the Otto
macos and the cool courage of the Valdez
race.
A month later, when the rumors of the
Valdez wealth reached Nunez's ears, it was
quite plain that there had been mistake.
This scorned consistado was most un-
deniably fine looking woman, and would
without doubt be q great heiress. This
should have been thought of before, but q
marriage even now would settle affairs.
Ignacio would be wealthy after all. He
would be able TO smoke cigarettes of the best
OfoAiu 8n0' DiS own 8oSintHc diiu
cultivate the nail of his little finger for the
remainder of his days.
Mother and SON took counsel together
behind the dirty calico curtain when the
little shop was closed for the night, and
the next morning. in vest of snowy white
ness, lent by the little lame barber on the
deposit Of sol by the senore, and quite a
show of gilt jewelry from his mothers
stock in trade, and the ends Of his mus
taches waved to point, Ignacio, the ire
sistible, visited the house in the suburbs.
sTeresal you say? Why, the good for
nothing hussy has been gone for more than
. week! Find her yourself If you want
her. shall spend no more money look
ing for her"
It first appeared a. IL the fat was indeed
in the FIRE, but Ignacio had such strong
faith in his powers Of persuasion that if he
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SILENCE AND SOLITUDE.

Gods of the dcserti Ye are they
We shun from childhood's earliest hrA.th.
Our passing joys are but your prey;
fe wait the hours from birth to death.
Over soft lawns where blossoms sleep.
Under warm trees where love was horn
see your naughty shadows Green.
And walt to meet ye there, forlbrn,
Afar on ancient sands ye rest,
Caryen In stone, where ancient thonsAt
Wrapped We In terrors-shapes urhlest
Dreadful, by might OF ages wrought.
But not alone on Egypts shore
sleeps the great desert; everywhere
Where gladness lived and lives no mora
There is desert OF despair.
strange messengers Your brows of gloon,
Haunt every creature born of eartS
re follow 10 the darkened room.
Ie watch the awful hour OF birth
fe show the lovely wayside rose.
wnoee ann0ne grace Is born anew,
40 eyes OF grief. Grief only known
How tender 10 the sunsets hue.
Gods OF the desert. By yonr hand
Through the sad waters are ne brousht~s
Into high and peaceful land
TO drink OF fountains else rnsourht
Annie FSetds.
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Meta. It was when she was about II her
troubles began. Just before her mother
died and her father was preparing to move
20 the Manoas country on the Rio Negro,
her fate came in the person Of one Ignacio
Eunez.
He was in trading canoe, and reported
himself very wealthy and boosted largely
Of his aristocratic family in distan.
Valencia.
Like most Of the cigarette-smoking, sal
low-complexioned, petty gamblers and
well-dressed blackguards Of tho northern
coast cities, he was fond of parading his
illustrious lineage; fond of cheap refinado
when he could not get absinthe at some
other persons expcnse-and cherished the
nail Of his little finger with the most
sedulous care. That of itself is sort of
patent Of nobility among the callow youth
ofthe coast A little finger nail, extending
half an inch beyond the finger, requires
careful nursing, but It shows that the hand
II belongs to has never been disgraced by
labor. A cynical friend once remarked
that the longer the nail was the wider the
nostril Of the owner. wonder what he
meant by It? However, that has nothing
70 do with the matter in hand.
Our hero, the Nunez, at the period we
mention, was, AZ matter of fact, keeping
ont Of the way. His mother kept little
chop, where she sold cassaya and plaintain
and white rum by the glass to the bogas
I and lAborers--as first-class families do, of
course and our hero had absconded with
Tho savings 81 months. He was . viva
cieus and entertaining scamp in his shall
low way, and became quite intimate with
Valdez, the father; but Valdez the son, the
brother Of Teresa, would have none Of his
friendship. Young Valdez was sent away
81 charge Of the canoes moving effects to
Manoas, the father and Teresa to follow in
three weeks, % the father had to 90 up the
Meta to sell out his trading stock and
canoes before taking final leave of the
country for his new home in Brazilian
territory.
The father had been absent but one day
when Teresa received a note from him, OF
which this was the substance: "Isend an
old friend OF your mothers. Come with
hor. Senior Nunex will also come with you.
Deliver to his care the small cedar trunk
from my room. shall wait for you here
at Maroa. ! have given my consent to
your marriage with Ignacio.n
She had not seen her ardent lover for
several days, 20 she received him in q
trcpidation of delight when he came that
evening. The old woman, the pretended
friend of Tercsa's mother, was with him,
we'll coached in the story she was to tell,
and that night at midnight the deceived
Teresa was far below the mouth of the
Meta on her way to the Apure river, in the
power of the wretch who, with bottle OF
refinado to bolster up his courage, con-
graduated her. but himself mostly, on the
success Of his stratagem.
She thought she loved the creature. As
for her fathers money. that was small
natter. As soon as he reached one of his
plantations on the Portuguese river he
would send it back to the father. He
needed It for their marriage expenses. II
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Thu TOCANDYRA,
n woxrEsr WAYNE.


ERESA VALDEZ
must have been .
beauty and q belle
some fifty years be-
fore; she had the
Semitic type of fea-
lures so comm 0 n
am ong'th g Lain
races. Her father was
= Portuguese, but her
mother from the Otto
macos, . once popul-
Gus tribe north of the
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4 purely vegetable and 20 pleasant
sAks II Without ailhcuitA 81 sAlio
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-23

duty, which easily became great pleas
ure despite my occasional disgust at the
impertintnce OF some applicants when
It WAS discovered that I was ready to
subscribe freely. / was not, however,
satisfied with the easy work OF giving,
but soon passed from the passive act OF
signing checks to active work among
the needy. I studied tie theories OF
tenement houses and hygiene, and be-
came leading spirit in several charit-
able organizations.
renewed also my old habit Of read
ing, and no longer confined myself to
the philOsophic and dry subjects pur-
sued under Mr. Fleisch. But was con-
sciOus that the zest which felt In re-
newlng a wider range Of study was due
to the fact OF my having acquired from
his instruction a degree OF industry and
a power TO appreciate that had not pre-
viOusly possessed. At the suggestion of
Mr.. Chelm, whom ! allured TO chat with
me regarding outside subjects when my
business was finished, read with regu-
larity the leading newspapers and maya
zines. A familiarity with the former he
declared to be Indispensable to knowl-
edge Of current affairs, and also that
much OF the freshest and most valuable
thought of the day was first made pub
lie through the medium Of periodicals.
This practice received likewise the ap-
prevail OF Aunt Helen, who assured me
that she always felt lost for the day II
she had not looked at the deaths and
marriages.
One Of my first steps had been to ask
Aunt Helen to come and live with me,
10 which she finally consented, though
the consequent necessity OF disestablish-
ing her coy little parlor, upon the en-
bellishment OF which she had spent the
overflow Of her income for years, cost
her many pang. But she was far
seeing woman, and had, l dare say,
while accepting my offer a delightful
vision OF helping me to live up TO the
duties of my position. l can only say
that she soon began 20 impress the I'm
portance Of this upon me by hints more
or less palpable, and it was not long be-
fore she was 10 all intents and purposes
the real hOuSekeeper.
Thanks TO the past energy OF Aunt
Helen, my house was already very nearly
up to the mark as modelo luxury and
taste. I gave series Of entertainments
which I sought to make as distinguished
and Agreeable as possible. Upon foun-
datiOn of the most fastidious and well
bred of my acQuaintsnces, l cast
sprinkllng of clever men who commonly
fonnd parties bore, original
but outlandish women, represent
tatives of every sort OF talent,
local visiting celebrities, and every
desirable stranger in town. They
all would be glad 10 come for once, |
knew. The vital point was to induce
them to come again. To effect this |
left no stone unturned and begrudged
no expenditure. | found il somewhat
uphill work at first, but none the less
were my efforts crowned with success
i'm the end. My house grew to be the
favorite resort alike of the fashionable
and the cultivated, and to keep it so
created an interest in my life which re-
lieved the Somberness of my other oc-
equations.
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favor TO the episode that stirfeu Wy
lm So rsy and light hearted did ,, ieai
&c, % ss mt til Helen noted it, and alIuaea
70 TO- the fact with pleasure as we sss ~
aether on the Friday evenins
10 Mr.. Primes return. foal vary
81 have good reason to De. iee' , ,
nanny tonight. l could oanco tr,vo.
Morning. or DO anything equally i.l,I
Ions u and cratic" 1 answered mysso.,
onsIv She looked up with an ans,ouI
o~nrassion mo, Aunt Helen dear,
Cal np, not engaged. 1t is nothing SO afeaa1
sni . .stbat II Is merely that THINK l
NV u have found my mission at last.
Omission? What does the child mea ~
Don't tell me-" she cried with 9 suuu..
excess of horror, that you are goins vs ~
to convert the Indians, or to 90 sny be ns
culiar thing like that. That wou'u 70
..Trv again. said laughing.
..Yon gave me a scare, Vlieirisr'
Won are such strange girl that, tnousn
Won are more like other people than you
nsed to be. I can never feel quite SURE
NJ Won. II 1t isn't that you are engageu'
or going 10 do something odd, what's H.
dear?" ora,v
'Nothing, Aunt Helen. was nei.,y
romanclng little, that's all. as yyu
say, / am a strange girl, and very ilhe,s
what am thinking about Is all q aeiu-
sion. and may never come to anytni9s !.
/ may wake up any morning and nna IL
is a dream. But let your mind rest easy.
am not contemplating anything tna'
will isolate me from society"
~ should hope not, am sure aiter
vonr last experience" and l heard her
mutter to herself as went out OF the
room: Emission? Why does she want
to bother her head about mission?
shall never feel perfectly safe until see
her well married."
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Copyrighted.
CONTINUED.
BOOK THREE---(UN)COMMON SENSE.
copyrighted.
CHAPTER I.

Ny first impulse was to become wo-
man Of business and assume the entire
control Of my inheritance. Excepting a
few charitable requests and some trifiing
legacies, everything was left to me.
was even made executrix; but my father
had Indicated in a separate paper thatin
regard to matters out of my knowledge
/ could safely consult his own legal ad-
wiser. HOratiO Chelm.
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Il ROmaDtIC YOUNG Lddu
Br RoBERT aRANT.

author Of "TRe Confessions Of a Fritz
olous Gtrl" ".4n Average Man,"
"The KnGVe Of Hearts" Etc.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-19
The Supreme Court.

The following opinions were handed
down this morning; Ellis vs., New brough,
from Dona Ana county, reversed and re-
manded this case involved the title to
the lands Of the Shalam colony in Dona
Ana county and the religious principles Of
the Shalamites.
Minor ct al vs. Marshall, from Sierra
county, affirmed; this case involves the
construction OF the mechan les lien law of
the territory as applied to miners and
mines; Judge Freeman dissented and
filed dissenting opinion.
L. Cert & Co. VS.. Baldaroco, from Ber-
nalillo county, affirmed. The question at
issue was: Should The consignee return
goods if not according to contract or
otherwise not satisfactory.
Mac Garvey VS.. Ford, from San Miguel
county, affirmed.
This morning the case of Eva Daily vs..
Herman Bernstein, from Bernalillo coun-
ty, is being argued. Judge Warren for
appellant and n. B. Field for appellee.
Immediately after the close of the argu-
ments IN this last case the following will
be taken up: Grant vs. Jaramillo, from
Rio Arriba county, and Hendrick vs.,
New Mexican Railroad company, from
San Miguel county.
A decision in the case argued yesterday
afternoon namely, the board of trustees
Of the town of East Las Vegas VS.. the
county treasurer Of San Miguel county,
involving the question OF the disposal Of
the moneys collected from liquor licenses
may be handed down tomorrow.
As it looks now the court will very like
ly not adjourn till Saturday.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-19
Personal.

John G. Mead, commercial man, hailing
from st. Louis, is at the Palace.
Tony Neis, well known and popular
heee, is in the capital from Cerrillos.
Governor Prince went to Las Vegas this
morning on official business; he returns
tonight.
A. A. Jones, lawyer, Las Vegas, came
over to the capital last night; here on
legal business.
Hon. R. A. Baca, one Of Valencia 8
leading citizens, is here on business, the
guest of Hon. Amado Chaves.
Hon. j. H. Young rustling and ener-
getic citizen of Taos county, is here on
business. He will remain here several
days.
Lawyers at the Palace here on business
before the supreme court: l. L. Fielder
j. s. Fielder and G. D. Bantz, Silver City
S. B. Nowcomb, Las Cruces.
w. A. Liscom, of Topeka, representing
the Kansas newspaper union, is to-day
calling on the newspaper establishments
and merchants Of the capital. He leaves
tonight for Albuquerque.
R. E. Smith, connected with the Ma
tional Cash Register company, Denver, ii
in the city and at the Palace. He ii
charmed with Santa FEES superior climate
and thinks it simply grand.
Exchange Hotel arrivals: John H
Young, Cerro, N. M; Charles Glover
Los Angeles, CAL; Walter H. Buckert
Miss Stella M. Buckert, Chicago, Ill. M
H. McDonough, San Pedro; A. Peterson
and wife, San Francisco Tony Neis, Ger
rillos.
At the Palace: A. A. Jones, Las We.
gas; J. G. Mead, st. Louis; R. E. Smith,
Denver; Miss M. V. Reynolds, Austin
Texas; G. D. Bantz, J. S. Fielder, Idus
L. Fielder, Silver City; G. P. Pfaff, Chi.
cago S. B. Newcomb, Las Cruces; r. L.
Spargur and wife, Topeka.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-19
TERRITORIAL FAIR NOTES,

The fair posters are ont and are truly q
work of art,
Those desiring premium lists can get
them by writing R. NJ. Barbour, assistant
secretary, Albuquerque,
Santa Fe county must wake up and
prepare its exhibits for the territorial fair
occurring at Albuquerque next month.
The capital city ought to have we'll
drilled and efficient militia company.
Such one should be organized and
ready to take part IN the competitive drill
at the territorial fair in 1892. Too late
this year.
The management has made arrange
ments to have base ball tournament
during fair week open to all clubs in Ar;-
iona, New Mexico and FL Paso. Three
hundred dollars is the prize offered and
goes to the champion club.
The military will be at the fai.; the big
parade and Flambean club will be leading
attractions; the Mojave Indians will he
there to play Skinny :" the Navajo In
dian women will be in the main building
weaving their beautiful blankets, while
the Pueblo women will be outside cooking
the lowly tortlla.
On September 20, 81 and % the first
annual tournament of the Albuquerque
Gun club will be held, open to all, no
one barred. Over $500 in cash and
prizes to shoot for. Arrangements have
been made with the railroads to extend
the time OF tickets for shooters until
September %. This is exciting great in
terest and promises to draw largely.
There is more interest being taken in
the fair than ever before. The manage
ment feels sure OF handsome exhibit
from the stockme en-, and the intention is
to put stalls in more conveniently
located place, that every one may see
what New Mexico produces in this line
One cent a mile is the phenomenally
low rate which the Santa Fe has made
for Melon day at Rocky Ford and the
New Mexico territorial fair at Albuquer-
que. This is sensible and shows that the
management is fully awake to the bene-
fits which will result from building up
the country along its line.-Denver
News.