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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
Hwy I'd wnrk.

An ingenious reporter has been inter
vicwing a number Of celebrated authors
10 discover what are their habits and at
titudes while writing. NJ. Alphonse
Daudet, he tells US, smiles maliciously:
N. Emile ZOla repeats in a loud voice
the phrase which is at the tip of his pen;
M. Edmund de Goncourt moves his lips
as IL he were eating; NJ. Jules Lemaitre
strokes his mustache with his left hand;
NJ. Renan looks in the palm Of his hand,
as if to find inspiration there; NJ. Ludo-
vic Halevy looks up to the ceiling to col
lect his thoughts; NJ. Meilhac puts his
head into his hands to mediate; NJ. Jean
Richepin taps on his desk when he is in
want Of a phrase; NJ. Francois Coppee
lights a cigarette while searching for q
Thyme; NJ. Henri Bornier scratches his
head; NJ. Emile Bergerat whistles; NJ.
Jean Rameau, when no is writing verses,
seems to be thinking of something else,
and finally NJ. Georges Ohnet appears
to be thinking Of nothing.-London
Globe.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
Bad Ta.te " Jewer pesIcns.

had taste IN JeWel DcbiEnbs
There are some in~congruities for which
it is difficult to account. Why will q
woman who is a good judge of a picture
hang on her person y naturalistic bug or
flower made out of gold and diamonds9
The Prince of Wales buys much jewelry;
it is his favorite gift on wedding occa-
sions, and he misses taste just as often
ss anybody else. In fact he must bear
some of the blame of keeping bad de-
signs in vogue. According to reports,
he presented not long ago to a profess
sionally musical bride q brooch which
was an imitation Of a violin, and his gift
to his niece who was lately married was
a diamond set flower. The prince can
make such designs fashionable, but he
can never make them in taste.
What is the matter with them2 Sew
eral things. In the first place, jewels
shouldn't initiate natural objects. It's
q long story why, but | will try TO
abridge. Art that initiates is never
good art. limitations ask admiration
merely for the skill with which one
thing has been made to look like an
other. This is an idea that has nothing
TO do with beauty or with ornament
and it is artisans and not artists work.
Besides, to use an object, as q violin, foI
another purpose than the one for which
it was designed Is absurd and stupid,
This sort of thing is q low kind OF
humor, on a par with puns.
True art Is creative. 10 aims at pro.
ducing forms of pure beauty. Such q
form asks admiration for itself, for its
form or color, without conjuring up for
eign IDEAS. Art may make use of nat
ural forms, but only to combine theiI
beauties into anew form, never imita
lively. -Harper's Bazaar.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
columbus, 1aen Of the word.

Columbus believed the solid part of
the sphere to be larger than the liquid
part, and the distance by the sunset road
between the East Indies and western
Europe to be less than it is.
But in those two capital errors lay the
great incentive TO the execution and sue
cess Of his purpose Had he known the
vast planetary spaces covered by the
waters; the. continent interposed be-
tween his OWL Europe and the land of
diamonds, gold and spicesi the difficulty
and peril Of the passage yet to be braved
m the far regions of the antarctic pole in
order to sail from our continental Eu-
rope to the oriental Indies by the west
ern way, he would perhaps have shrunk
back in alarm and dread.-Emilio Cas-
telar in Century.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Herr A. Noil, Of Berlingen, Germany,
has constructed the most marvellous
timepiece that was ever evolved from
the human mind. Calculations based
on two years of solid going prove what
the maker claims for his wonderful
clock, viz, that it will run for 10000
years without winding. Hands ON the
dial point to the time of day, the day,
the week, months. seasons and years. 1t
also calculates the changes in the moon
and tells when the sun is fast" or
"slow." The clock is the result of five
years of patient, arduous labor.-St.
Louis Republic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

The Marine band was playing. The
people were thick; the flies also. Di-
rector Sousa was standing on his little
platform waving the magic baton, and
naturally, from his elevated position, he
was the exposure of all eyes.
Among the crowd who had gathered
to hear the concert were two old col
ored ladies, apparently from the way
back districts and evidently unaccus-
toned to such sights. One of them cast
her eyes upon John Philip and inquired
of her companion;
"Honey, whad you 'spose dat man
doin up dere wavin dat stick?'
"Go long, child" responded the Other
CONTEMPORARY, "he's shooin Off de flies,
OBJ cose; doan you see he's baldhaided
an amt got no hatg'-Washipgton Post
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Practical jokers never seem to tire Of
playing jokes on George Washington, or
rather Horatio Greenough's efigy Of the
father OF an undutiful country, which
stands guard before the Capitol. The
public still remember the trick Of some
two years ago, by which George was
converted into a cross eyed caricature Of
himself, and the memory must evoke
laughter at the same time with condem-
nation, for it certainly was tho funniest
statue ever seen.
It win also be remembered that
George sits with his right hand uplifted
~ r%eproving style, as If warning con-
gress not % make fools o. themselves.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Between tho Third and fourth niger OF
bis hand some Fourth Of July joker in
serted che remains Of a Roman candle,
evidently with the idea Of assisting tho
statue to join il the general i~ollihcation.
The effect, however, was ~ludicr6hs I'M
the extreme, giving George the appear
ance Of having just removed a gigantic
cigarette from his lips.
During tho Marine band concert tho
other evening, a little boy, who had owl
IDENTIFY been lectured on the evils Of
smoking, happened along. Glancing up
at the statue he nudgod his mother and
said, "There, ma, you needn't talk TO
me any more about cigarettes; George
Washington smokes en-. NATURALIZATION
Post.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

George Eliot is said to have been
"a veritable gold miner 10 Black
woods printing establishment
Her copy was exceedingly plain
aud easy to follow. Mrs. Oliphant
on the contary, is considered a
"great trial to compositors." Her
pcnmanship Is very small, and has
been compared TO a "series Of
small waves" which is made de-
Cipherable only by the care with
which she dots her is and cosses
her rs. Professor Wilson. the
author Of "Dies B~orealia," wrote
80 w~retchedly that at one time the
compositors gave up the attemptto
set up his work, and only tried
again after being told to charge
anything they liked For doing their
best Sir Archibald Alison, suthor
Of the History Of Europe was
called a splendid fellow" on
account Of the amount of work he
furnished, his clear copy and the
many tables be- inserted. Bulwer
Lytton was absolutely the despair
of the fraternity, and, on n occa-
sion, a compositor who seized a
stake with great satisfaction,
thinking it TO be poetry, found il
TO to be scarcely readable prose,
which the novelist had written in
narrow lines in the middle of the
page. One OF Blackwood's men,
who had once made a very ludi-
crous mistake from Lytton's copy
being idle, and coming in just as
some ono shouted, There is plenty
of Lord Lytton in," fed precipit-
ately and did not return until he
thought all danger was over of be-
ing invited to work from the
dreaded copy.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
IN THs DEAD HAND.

They tell the talo unsmiliuR.
Old men, their hours bogniiing
AZ they cant
Each annual November
They saddcn who remember
lnkermann.
Yet OF that Geld one story
Shines through the gloom and glory
OF tho fight;
Over the cannons' roaring
There sings lark song soaring
Out Of sight.
Aloof, where men lay bleodings
In fatal pain whose pleading
Made no crv.
Shot pierced and saber Bmittcn,
A young and gallant Briton
Crept to die.
AZ sunset there they found him
With the red snow around him.
And his hnnd
Laid on the Book whose healing
All hearts 10 heaven appealing
Understand.
And meath his frozen fingers
Those words whose hope outlingers
Human strife
Glowed like q stars reflection
II am the Resurrection
And the Life"
Comrades to burial bore him.
But not deaths rcuding tore him
From his prize,
For to his hand ~caressing
Still chung the leaf whose blessing
Closed his eyes.
o Christian song supeFnRi,
Words sweetest love eternal
Ever snidl
Peace at your call comes flying,
And they who clasp you dying
Are not dead.
Theron Brown In Youths Companion
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
why tho Cnnr Went to KIeI.

There is not another place in the
world where tho emperor of Russia
feels so secure and so easy in his mind
as at the court Of his father-in-law
King Christian of Denmark. They We're
sitting together on the day Of the golden
wedding of the king, when the emperor,
in the exuberance Of his feelings of COM
fort, said that he wished he could think
of something by which he could give to
his beloved father avery great pleasure.
"You could not give me a greater
pleasure" replied the king, than ]
should feel at your resolve togo and pay
a visit to the emperor Of Germany"
The czar consented, but he would not
go to Berlin. Thus the meeting at Kiel
was arranged. What all the cleverest
moves of the diplomats of Germany had
failed to accomplish a wise prayer of
old King Christian thus easily brought
about.-Chicago Times.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
Mothers WAYS.

Mrs. Spoots Cooking out of the win
dowEGoodnessi Here comes that hor-
rid Mrs. Waggles and all her children.
What shall lido?
Aunt Totsie-I knowl Johnny, as soon
as they get seated you gay you don't feel
well, do you hear?
Johnny two minutes later)-I feel aw-
full sick.
Aunt Totsie-Oh, let me see your
throat. Mercyon usl Ihope you aren't
going to have diphtheria.
Mrs. Waggles-I hope notl Come,
childrenl We only dropped in for a mo-
ment.-Philadelphia Times.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
Why, Indsed9

"Why does a dog run sideways OF di-
~agonallyY' inquired the purchaser Of a
fine black Newfoundland pup Of q dog
fancier the otherday. well, sir, that's
a question I've been asked frequently,
and after some Investigation ! have con-
cluded the reason Is that the animal has
been brought up that way. Why does
a chicken roost on n foot, or an owl
keep it's eyes wide open all night long,
or a rooster crow vigorously at the break
Of early dawn, or q pig run homeward
with straws in its mouth before APP
preaching raini These are questions
that are as difficult to solve as some Of
the astronomical problems "-Philadel-
phia Press.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

In France there is a popular tradition
among the %peasantry, especially those
Of the Seine country and Of La Chatre,
concerning a demon called 1.-THE Ghost
VI Leap Year" 1t is said that every
Eap year this peculiar sort of evil demon
makes his dread appearance. The crea-
lures sole pleasure is to be d~ispleased
with everything aud everybody. His
shape is not distinguishable in member,
joint or limb, but taken altogether his
hideous aud uncanny actions make him
a much dreaded monster. st. Louis Re
uublic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

A Primrose dame, a raember Of the
grand council Of a certain seaside habi-
tation, called 10 canvass an elector. The
elector was q Liberal and tried to get
some fun out Of his visitor. "What do
you think, ma'am," he asked, about the
eight hour movement "Well, it does
seem hard. don'tcherknow, replied the
dame, "to make men work from z
o'clock in the morning till 3 o'clock at
night. London Truth.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Is decorated. Red OF the brightest YER
million hue, green which rivals the
grass I'M June, yellow which would do
credit to the da1odil and blne Of the
most lively shade, go into all his scrolls,
stars, flowers, stripes and nondescript
figures.
The ceiling Of tho dining room is hid
den in wonderful designs traced In vivid
colors. There is no attempt at blending
or compromising colors. They are laid
on as they come from the pots and tubes.
and the patterns are original creations.
Even the stove has comesin for a base
line Of vivid decoration, and one Of the
two clocks in the room Is completely
covered with paint. The picture frames
are decorated; the mantel has n gener-
Gus share Of decorations the oilcloth
table covers have added designs the
maker never contemplated, and even the
chairs have been treated to a display Of
the old mans handiwork. On the walls,
and even on the doors, he has oil paint
ings and compositions from his brush.
They are not high art, but they are very
effective and show considerable genius.
Franklin IN, j. Cor. Boston Herald.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Old Eaton Stone, the circus rider, lives
on an eighte m acre farm near this vii
lage. He Is almost al active as he was
-ears ago, when his daring feata ON
horseback made him famous all over the
world. He is sovonty-fouT years old,
but keeps constantly busy. When he
has nothing else to do he gets out his
oil eolora and adds 10 the unique deco
ration Of the ancient farmhouse IN
which he resides. Nothing exactly like
Mr.. Stones paioting Is to be found else
where, and what no has done ia a score
Of years must have kept him well em-
ployed. Almost everything IN the house
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
whr polled wnter rree.es rnsllr.

Water which is hot Of course cannot
freeze until it has parted with it's heat;
but water that has been boiled will,
other things being equal, freeze sooner
than water which has not been boiled.
A slight disturbance of water disposes
it to freeze moro rapidly, and this is the
cause which accelerates the freezing Of
boiled water. The water that has been
boiled has lost the air naturally con-
tanned in it, which on exposure to the
atmosphere it begins again to attract
and absorb. During this process of alb
sorption a motion is necessarily pro-
duced among its particles, slight GER
tainly and ~imperceptible, yet probably
sufficient to accelerate its congelation.
In unboiled water this disturbance does
not exist; indeed water when kept per-
fectly still can be reduced several de-
grees below the freezing point without
its becoming icc.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
The muscular strength Of a trout.

The Muscular Strength OF q Trout.
We sat for an hour or more on tho east
bank Of the Beaverkill at Rockland and
watched the trout Of that celebrated
river passing over the dam, which is
nearly three feet high, with about n
4-inch volume Of water pouring over it.
The trout ranged in size from ton to
eighteen inches, and during the time we
sat there at least tweaty managed to get
over. In many instances a first attempt
failed, owing, however, more TO an ap-
parent want of Judgment, or perhaps OF
experience, than from lack Of physical
ability in the fish to accomplish the feat,
the smaller fish as u rule failing to get
over in tho first effort.
But few of the larger fish made a
clean jump intU the smooth water above
the apron of the dam; most Of them
passed perpendicularly mp the falling
waters and with apparent ease. These
fish were enabled to swim straight up
this downpour Of the waters by the
great muscular power they possessed;
there was no trick, no sleight Of hand
about tit was pure strength of body,
which is evidently centered in the pc
duncle Dr. tail and the tail fin.
They actually sculled their bodies up
this comparatively dense mass of water.
The query naturally arises; II a 10
inch trout can swim up such "a fall,
what is the capacity of a salmon of forty
inches under similar conditions?-Amer-
lean Angler.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

A new arrangement for the detection
Of fire damp consists in pumping the air
into a testing room and testing it with
a Bunsen burner. If the air contains q
dangerous quantity Of fire damp it ig-
mites, and, moving q valve, sounds a
gong Of warning.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
Italians Eat a Gront DsaI Of rlour.

The Italian peasant probably con-
sumes more flour than the peasant Of
any other European country, because
the manufacture of flower into various
forms Of macaroni is common in all the
poorer Italian households. Italians are
peculiarly ingenious also in their treat
ment of dough, which they make into
many curious and appetizing FORMS
Yankee Blade.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

A woman in Biddeford to whom a
stove was sent by express requested ths
driver to get it up two flights Of stairs
for her. He did SO, and then she desired
him to set it up and start a fire in 1t TO
see if the chimney drew all right. This
sent him home in a fainting, almost ex-
hausted condition CMe.) Jour
nal
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

The Eskimo are very fond Of theat-
ricals. They mimic al sorts Of animals
wonderfully, and the man who can do
This best Is considered a great actor,
This sort Of mimicry Is wove into the
shape u dramatic entertainments. One
performer viii be q bear, for example,
clad In appropriate skins, while the
otheIN hunt him. Commonly the hunt
winds up with the death of the bear or
seal Bottom TRANSCRIPT.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

The most costly book in the world is
declared to be a Hebrew Bible now in
the Vatican. Il Is said that in 1912
Pope Jules II refused to sell the Bible
for It's weight in gold, which would
amount to sos, 900. That Is the great
est price ever offered for a bOok.-New
York Sun.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

The English Army on Parade and In Battle
1t is stated that when the English
army is on dress parade, you can tell to
which corps a man belongs from the
badge upon the lapel of his coat; but
when the army goes into the fight, the
lapel ID turned over and all distinctions
are gone.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Fifty-fOur years ago Mr., Gladstone
conceived the idea that it would be bet
ter for his eyesight were he to substitute
candles for the somewhat primitive
lamp by which he had been in the habit
Of studying by night. The light shed
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
Pussy Did II with a Little matehet.

A peculiar accident befell the two
year-old daughter Of George Colvin, at
Hope, Wednesday afternoon. The child
wa playing about the room IN which
the cat lay fast asleep On a shelf. Near
where the cat lay was a Ratchet, and a
movement by tho cat knocked the
Ratchet of the shelf, striking the child
on the face and cutting a cash nearly
four inches long. The child Is in a
somewhat precanous condition from
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

The burial mounds of sand in Floridn
are rapidly disappearing in consequence
of the way in which they are disturbed
by treasure seeking natives and relic
hunting tourists.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Four different peaks in the noun
tains Of Idaho are from thirteen TO
twenty-three feet lower by actual meas
urement than they were fifteen years
ago. Biologists do not attempt TO ex-
plain the "why" Of their settling.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Tho railway mileage Of Canada has
just about doubled Ia the past ten years.
IN 1881 there were 2 ,200 inilosof railway
10 the Dominion, and last year there
were l4,O0g. The earnings last year
were eis. i92. 900, aud the expenses ga
O6O.44O.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

The body loses through the feet by
heat radiation, especially when the
ground is wet, a tremendous percentage
Of the heat production unless the feet
are well protected.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

A greyhound mother AZ Nevada. No.,
having had W. pups carried Oh, hunted
them up. cagried them home. dug ahole
under tho house and hid them.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

In Norway married couples are
charged a fare and a half when travel
ing on the railway. This is one Of the
privileges conferred on married people
there,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

Macrocystis, a seaweed of the
South Pacific, it Is said, often
grows to be thirty or forty inches
in diameter, and 1900 to 1000 feet
in length. In no case do any Of
these have roots in the proper
sense, their nourisbment being alb
sorbed from the water by all parts
ol;Eo
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
o, That His Too Solid Flesh

o, That His Too Solid Flesh
" Dismissed from your boarding
house Why 2" "Well, the
landlady said / would either have
to reduce my weight or go, aud l
can't reduce" But why did she
want you to get thin ?" "She
said my appearance aroused ex-
pcnsive hopes on the part of the
otLer boarders. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17

Solid Gold Band
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17
KID GLOVES.

Tomorrow we will put on
sale another big purchase of
Kid Gloves. Here you find
the best Kid Gloves ever
brought to the city.
Our new Kid Glove Depart
ment'i is a great success. 1t
ought to be, because we give
you the best quality for the
least money. We show more
newstylesthan all other stores
combined. We fit all gloves
to the hand that we sell at 81
and over. We also keep them
in repair free Of charge.
We remodel and embroider
gloves. The work is done by
our own experienced glove
maker. See our bargains and
new styles tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17
BASEMENT BARGAINS.

Crsytal Glass Fruit Bowls.
Crystal Glass Cream Pitchers. &c
Crystal Glass Fruit ~Saucers....., lie
Crystal Glass Half Gal. Pitcher. I &c
Crystal Glass Berry Dishes, s in.
Genuine Haviland China Plates,
81 inch, per doz...............S2.OO
Genuine Haviland China Plates,
% inch, per doz..............S2.1O
Genuine Haviland China After
dinner Cups and Saucers per
doz
Imported Decorated China Fruit
Saucers, per set ..................JOc
Large size japanese Umbrella
Stands ..."......--".........SI.1J
Willow Clothes Hampers.........79c
Willow Dress Forms...............20C
Large size Fancy Willow Waste
paper Baskets, worth 60c......35c
Straw Stoop Seats.
Extra heavy House Brooms......2Oc
Large size Wash Tubs ID and JJc
Hardwood Folding Chair Lad
1000 Decorated Japanese Oyster
Bowls dc
1000 Decorated Japanese Tea
NC
Fancy Tin Vegetable Cutters. &c
Softwood Toothpicks, 1000 in a
box 20
Hardwood Lemon Squeezers..... &c
6-foot Bamboo Parlor Easels.. ...30C
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17
WASH DRESS GOODS.

Tomorrow the display in
Wash Dress Goods will be
great. Here you will see the
latest in French Bingham,
Fine Zephyrs, Silk Mixed,
Bedford Cord Zephyrs, Pine
Apple Cloths in a dozen
styles, Batistes in all the fin
est wears, Sateens as pretty
as silks, and in choicest de-
signs ever brought out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17
LACES

Tomorrow we openabig lot
of new styles in Ecru Point
de Ireland; also in Point de
Gene, Chantilly Flounces
and Demi Flounces. Take a
look in our Lace Department
tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17
SPRING WRAPS.

Tomorrow the handsomest
line of Nantes, Jackets and
Capes yet shown this season
will be on display. See our
Refer Suits and Bell Skirts.
New styles in Misses Jackets.