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some of the rivers are the richest gold.
diamond. emerald and ruby fields yet to
be developed. Mr.. Peat said to the royal
commissioner: IF this country does not
come up to the expectation OF the FL Do
RADIO for which the Spaniards sought, or
does not realize as nearly as possible the
tales of the Arabian Nights, l do not
know of any country on earth that does.
This Is not a myth nor Is 1t the dream OF
writer of fiction, and as for the gold de-
posits Of that country, Lewis Wolf, Ger
man engineer who has been exploring the
valley of the Peruvian Amazon, says that
the gold washings of the Maranon and
other rivers, if worked by approved meta.
DDS, would yield enormous quantities OF
the yellow metal. And it is quite proba-
bic that the Peruvian Corporation will send
scientific expedition to the River Santi-
ago in order to make a survey Of these
treasures"
Much of the development of this coun-
try will depend upon the capacity of the
Oroya railroad to reach it. and for this
reason the completion of this road to its
first station cas-; of the Andes is matter
OF considerable consequence to the United
states 1t Is not an event of mere local
consequence, but is bound to play an i'm
portant part in that mighty development
OF Peru which will be of vast advantage
to the United States.
~ tli3t tue IdliTOdu Will UC
extended SO as to reach the navigahle
waters on the Amazon, so that commune
cation is possible in either direction, either
by steamboat to the Atlantic or by rail to
the Pacific. 1t is also probable that the
road will be further extended so as to form
junction with the Intercontinental rail-
way. in which the nations of South Amer
lea jointly with the United States are in
terested, and whose engineers are now
making preliminary surveys, having
passed down through Central America
across Ecuador, Eand being now in the
northern boundary of Peru. When this
connection is made it will be possible to
enter palace car in New York and ride
in it without change to Lima.
The precise day of opening the Oroya
railroad is not known, but it is expected
to be early in January. There will be no
formalities. A train will leave the station
in Lima for its Journey over the noun
tains with no more ceremony than would
be the case if the road had been in opera
ton twenty years ago, as Mr.. Meiggs ex-
pected that IL would. In England, how
ever, the opening of the road is looked
upon as an event of national consequence,
and great engineers the world over have
come to regard this remarkable construc-
tive enterprise as ranking with the pene-
tration of the Alps, the construction Of
the Suez canal and even greater achieve
ment than the conquest of the Rocky
mountains by the Canadian Pacific rail-
road. T.. JAY EDWARDS.
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home in the country. We were preparing
for genuine. old-fashionei family Christ
mas, with turkey, plum pudding. mince
pies, tree and presents galore. All the
sisters. brothers and cousins were there:
delightful air of expectancy brooded over
everything; mysterious whispers and a
continual exchange of condolences were
going on.
The altogether most delightful feature
Of the occasion was the presence of little
Elean ore, the first baby OF the entire cir
Gle, who was bowed down TO and wor-
shipped by uncles, aunts and cousins. She
was lovely child; not a beauty. but win
some and charming, brim full of mischief
and possessing quaint little ways al her
Own.
She was just beginning TO talk, and her
funny little gibberish was never-ceasiug
fund Of amusement. OF course she was
greatly interested in the Christmas p.epar-
atoms. and watched the arrangement Of
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Cerro de Pasco mines, We can by that act
alone restore the prosperity of Peru. Four
hundred million dollars of silver have al
ready been taken from these mines since
the Spaniards conquered this country, and
vet the eartn has been scarcely scratched.
There are millions and millions more OF
silver there"
The mines had been scarcely worked in
the present century because Of the enor-
nous cost and slowness OF transportlon.
1t was necessary to take the silver ore on
the backs of mules or liamas, and thus
transport il over the trails in the Andes to
the coast. This practically was prohibitive
of silver mining. But Mr.. Grace knew
that something richer even than silver lay
in that vast territory. Cotton of pecu-
liar and valuable quality could not only be
raised there but raised all the year. To-
bacco could be cultivated in a great stretch
of country. There were magnificent tim
Der lands, and on the montana or up
land there was wheat belt of vigin soil
almost as great as that existing in
the United States, capable of rails
ing hundreds of millions OF bushels of
wheat every year when brought under
cultivation. There were other resources.
The possibilities of coffee cultivation were
almost incalculable, and there were petro-
leum fields which, under development,
might successfully compete with the Pc
trOleum OF the united states. moreover.
Mr.. Grace knew of some wonderful gold
deposit. in Peru, and in his opinions he
was recently confirmed by a gentleman
who, before the Society of Arts in London,
said, as reported, that in two districts of
Peru, Caraydaya and Sandia, the country
teemed with gold, both in the alluvial and
in mines. and that it was his opinion that
in that district one of the richest deposits
of gold in the world existed.
With some understanding Of the splen-
did resources of the nation. Mr.. Grace
changed his purpose. He decided that the
first thing TO do would be to lift the bur-
den of its colossal debt from the nation.
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in the world clinging to the sides of the
mountain on narrow path thousands of
feet above the level below, this railway is
one OF the wonders of the world, and if
the opinions OF the greater minds who
have had to do with il are hereafter iusti-
ned, 1t is sure TO play great part in the
wonderful development of South America,
which is expected in the twentieth CEN
tury.
The Orova railroad runs from the cari-
tai to Peru over the Andes, its terminal on
the eastern side being the Cerro de Pasco
silver mines. 1t has not yet reached these
mines of marvellous richness. Its present
terminus is Oroya, which is considerable
town on the eastern foothills of the An
des. TO build the little stretch of railway
less than 200 miles in length, hundreds of
millions Of dollars have been involved: it
has cost with other influences a great war
which led to the complete humiliation of
Peru and to the loss of some of its most
valuable territory; it wrecked one of the
most wonderful geniuses of the nineteenth
century; it has made necessary one of the
most gigantic pieces of financing the world
has ever known, and it has also involved
as remarkable problems of engineering as
were ever offered to engineers to solve.
If the Oroya railroad was not conceived
by Henry Meiggs, it was made possible by
his genius. Like all OF the great achieve
ments of this wonderful man, il lief, him
penniess after it had given him enormous
wealth. 1t has made his name a tradition
i'll South America.
When Henry Meiggs left San Francisco
in secrecy. dishonored and fugitive from
justice, he went by merchantmen to
Chile. lie had saved but little from the
wreckage he had brought upon himself
and others in California. He was then a
man in the prime of life, self-reliant, of
fascinating influence over able men with
whom he was brought into contact, and
he had been in Chile but few months be-
fore he had suggested to these yankees
of the South" that he was the man 10 con-
summate some of their great schemes of
internal improvement. With no capital at
all excepting such As was suggested by the
faith of the Chiieans in him, he secured
enormous contracts for important public
works, taught the Chileans how to build
railways, became. If not the government
OF Chile, at least the power behind, and
in few years he had again conquered
fortune. He remembered his old friends
in America. lie sent money to support
church which he used to attend on the
outskirts of Brooklyn. The friends OF his
early boyhood in New York state received
remembrances from him. II was said that
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UP In THE CLOUDS.
The Iron Horse Shorts Among
the Peaks of the Andes.
TO DEVELOP PERU SILVER MINES
The Trail Winds Among the Hills Like
asnake-Marvelous Achievements
Of Henry Mciggs.

Early in the year 1898 the Oroya railroad
will be opened for general traffic. Twenty
seven years after the first contracts were
given, this road, whose history involves
the telling Of as marvellous and romantic
as tale az was ever associated with any
human achievement, is finished. 1t is not
long railway. buk its construction has
involved some of the most stupendous and
remarkable feats Of engineering the world
has ever seen. 1t crosses the Andes noun
tains. At its highest point it is nearly
three miles above the level of the sea II
has assembled those majestic preciplces and
peaks which separate the great plains of
the Amazon from the Pacific coast. It's
trail runs around the sides of these ma
jestic mountains in a mighty coil, turn
ing back sometimes for miles upon its
own course, running through tunnels
which though distant from one another in
direct line less than half mile, are really
ten miles apart, following the railway
track; bridging a great chasm with a
structure that is the highest railway bridge
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he liquidated I'll the obligations he n
Cured IN California. although this reno..
has been denied. II - 3 fact that able
men IN that state having heard Of his pro
digtous achievements IN Chile and desir-
ing such a man 10 help them IN great
undertakings that were proposed IN the
Golden state, offered - secure the dismissal
OF all the indictments against him. 10 blot
out his past completely. II guarantee him
\ fortune # he would return - California
and aid them, bat he declined.
lie lived ike a nabob III Chile. His
home MAS the Tesor; Of the wealthy. lux
uvy nredominated there. Flowers, birds,
,ausic. horses. everything that could c:ve
delight Il his guests were az ;helT service
on his rlace. He had no enemies a0i he
was oae OF those men who are not only
feared, but greatly liked.
A crash came IN Chile snd swept NJ.
Aeiggs' fortune away for the second time,
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least no civilized government. IN .he world
50 PROSTATE IS Peru. and when ner 1lfl-
gees looked n the half Cump.etei Or1va
railway they viewed il IN no hapu, con-
temptation, hut VISTA something Of anger.
as though - 4 were To he as,Tjpe,l AL thess
msser'es. Her credit Was not sufficient 10
enAh,e her 10 borrow a dollar. The inter
est on her obligations had not been paid
Tor s.x years, and there seemed TO he little
chance that il ever wouid lie paId Her
commerce had been almost ru;nei. and
no one coa.d predict tAo future Of tins
nation.
IN $50 Nicaae! + Grace, a younger
brother - ex-Nayor Craze. Of New York.
EDd who h83 been associated with William
K trace ~ his earlier business in Peru,
eascd the tToya RAJ road from the Peru
Wan government. He expected 10 be able
- finish * Oh the plans Land down by Mr..
MeiScs. Grace kEcw what Law beyond ne
Andes. lie told tar people OF Peru that
they must 10; despair. lie said to them:
Iii re can finish this railway and strike
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when we should
celebrate the fact
that we are alive.
/ doubt if there
be a man living
today who, hav-
ing attained the
ripeness of middle
age. does not look
back upon the
simple manner IN
which Christmas
was cele brated
thirty or forty
o,o-1,nJ ro,,,-
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CHAS. FOSTER ON PIE.
Especially the Glorious Christ
mas Ones His Mother Made.
0LORlES OF THE DINNER.
The Secretary Thinks the Celebration
Thirty or Forty Years Ago Was
BstteR-Fewer Presents Then.

Christmas is the one day in the year
which above all others should be the oc-
casion of family reunions and general re-
joicing. 1t is the mid-winter festival
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toe, ancient or modern, will be huns ~
on each recurring December; for, -
sweet poetess OF England sings:
Under the mistIetoe peace and good viii
Aingle the spirits that long have been tss'ss
Leaves OF the olive branch twine with IL sILl.
While brcathings oil hope al the long ess'
strain.
Yet, why should this holy and festival m:rth :.
In the reign of old Christmas-tide Only
found?
Hang up loves mistietoe over the earth,
And let rs kiss under IL all the year rounas
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NERO AND THE CHILD.
Edith Sessions Tupper's Christmas Story
About q Eaby md n Dog.

think the happiest Christmas in my
life was brought me by a baby and dog
1t was a curious story.
was spending the hnlidavs at nv Old
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Bishop Leonard tells a good story on hinss'.
lie xGs teaching d sunday school in Utan ~
asked little girl IL she knew who Christ
She replied: ooh, yes, sir: he was mas
Fearing that she nigh hsve an impression -
Christ was more human than divine, b4snpv
Leonard asked her W hat kind OF a man ne W
and II Christ was anything like himself -
no." she replied, che was good man
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The Boston Boat and Shore Club. Which ~. "a
soon have its annual celebration. has enoss~
only women Tor afies.dinner speakera
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"As delicious as Cudahy's Rex Brand"
is by-word among ladies in comparing
beet extracts. ASK your grocer for Rex"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
Valuable Advice.

A Vermont lady had removed from her
native place to the beautiful California
city of Oakland. She found life there very
agreeable at first, but before long she be-
gan to experience distressing physical sen.
sations Sh, became nervous, fretful and
very uncomfortable; she lost much of her
sleep at night and much more of her hap
piness by day.
AT last she resolved to consult physi,
clan, and did so, calling to see bright
light in the profession. She gave him a
very full account of her symptoms, and
then asked:
what is it that ails me, doctor?"
"Fleas, ma'amP' answered the doctor.
For this information the Vermont lady
paid the Doctors minimum consultation
fee Of five dollars, and went her way, but
not rejoicing. Youths Companion.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
Getting At the Essentials.
Vooden-Will you marry me2

Wooden-Will you marry me?
No reply.
Wooden Mildred, Ioffer you my heart,
my hand, my love, my devotion, my
whole life.
No reply.
Wooden-I lay my proudest ambitions,
my brightest hopes at your feet; will you
not speak, Mildred?
Mildred-Who owns the grocery at the
corner-you or your brother?
Wooden-I do.
Mildred-Well why didn't you say that
first Boston Courier.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09

Clothing Merchant-The reason why |
am anxious for you to take this suit at
eight dollars, my friend is that we expect
to mark all this line of goods up to $3.50
after the LIST of June
Customer-Why don't you hold 'em till
then and make more money on 'em?
Hold them? Great Scott We've got
to get rid of them to make way for new
stock"
"Then what's the object of marking 'em
up after the 1st of June?"
whats the object?"
eyes. What's the obiect?"
"ln marking these clothes up after the
list of June2"
"Yes. That's what l want to know"
"Er-aw-my friend, shall we say S45C
for the suit?"-Chicago Tribune.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09

Not with the liver. Violent cholagogues, like
caomel and blue pill, administered in "heroic"
or excessive doses, as they often are, will not
permanently restore the activity or the great
hepatic organ, and are productive of much
mischief to the system generally. Institute a
heathful reform, If inactivity of the liver exists,
with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which insurrs
the liver, and promotes due action Of the bowels
without gripping or weakening them. The dis
comfort and tenderness in the right side,
nausea, fur upon the tongue, yellowness of the
skin and eyeballs, sOurness of the breath and
sick headache which characterize chronic bill
iousness-Iesumes its former activity. The Bit
tiers annhilates malarial complaints, rheuma
tism, kidney trouble, and is u promoter Of
healthful repOse.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09

The poor umpire is out on the ball ground
There is limp in his gait and he carries
cane. He is an old vet, and played a RICH
lively game before he was wounded. TIT
ball struck him on the kneecap, and whei
he was discharged from the hospital b.
was placed on the retired list.
What are they doing now?
The man at the bat has made tire,
strikes, and the catcher has thrown til,
ball to first base.
Is the man out?
Some say he is out and some say he isn't
What does the umpire say?
He has not had chance to say anything
yet on account of the uproar
Why do the two mines gather so closely
around the umpire? He ought to have !
little fresh air.
They are trying to bulldoze him.
Has he rendered decision yet?
Yes, he has pronounced the man out.
Who was that who just struck the UNI
pire?
That is the short stop.
Who is the man kicking the umpire Oh
his game Lego
That is the man whom he declared out.
1t is shame to kick, strike and abuse .
lame man.
True, but look at the third baseman
who is creeping up behind him with a club
in his hand
What is he going to do?
He finds it necessary to kill the umpire
to stifie further discussion.
Has he struck him yet?
No, he has not hit him on the back of his
head because the umpire has just reversed
his decision.
Gone back on what he said in the first
place?
Yes, he now says the man is not out.
Who fired that shot?
The left fielder of the other club.
Whom is he shooting at?
The umpire.
Why?
Because the umpire reversed his decision
Why, they have killed the umpire fol
going back on his first judgment.
Yes, but what is the differencep He
would have been killed anyway by the club
on the other side. 1t is six to one and halt
a dozen to the other, and an umpire might
as well die for an old sheep as a lamb
Texas Siftings
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
Wonderful Gains.

DR.. Miles Nervine not only cures all
nervous diseases, headache, blues, nerv-
GUS prostration, sleeplessness, neuralgia,
st. Vitus dance, fits and hysteria, but
also builds up the body. 81 am pleased
to say that after years Of intense suffering
with nervous disease, headache and pros
tration, tried DR.. Miles, Restorative
Nervine, and in two weeks gained eight
pounds in weight. l could not lie down
to sleep, but now sleep perfectly easy, and
am still improving wonderfully. Can not
say enough for the Nervine. Mrs. L..
B. Millard, Dunkirk, N. Y. Zone Gus
toner used Nervine and gained fifteen
pounds in flesh. Brown & Maybury,
Cortland, N. Y. Trial bottles and elegant
book free at A. @. Ireland, jr.'s.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09

Newspaper editors have to be very care
full in opening their columns for state
ments. But aware that the DR.. Miles
Medical Co. are responsible, we make
room for the following testimonial from
R. McDougall, Auburn, Ind, who for two
years noticed stoppage or skipping of
the pulse, his left side got so tender lie
could not lie on it, his heart futtered, he
was alarmed, went to different doctors,
found no relief, but one bottle of Dr..
Miles New Heart Cure cured him. The
elegant book, New and Startling Facts, !"
free at A. G. Ireland, jr.'s. 1t tells all
about heart and nervous diseases and
many wonderful cures.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
Trienniai CGnclaye knights TcmplaI
Held at Denver, Aug. q to
~ 1892

For the above occasion the Santa Fe
Southern railway in connection with the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad will sell
excursion tickets at the low rate of $l7 so
for the round trip. Tickets will be on
sale July % to August 10 inclnFiva, and
have a transit limit OF five days in each
direction, alfording ample opportunity to
fully inspect and view the scenic line Of
the world.
Train leaving Santa Fe at 1855 a. m.
arrives in Denver at a. m. the next
morning. Elegant chair car seats free
For further information call on or address
7. j. Helm, general superintendent Santa
Fe Southern railway, Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
FOR TINE CAMPAIGN

The Twice-a-Week st. Louis Republic
will be mailed each Tuesday and Friday,
from now until November 30th, 1892, for
only 40 cents. 1t is great semi-weekly
paper, and will be indispensable during
the campaign. An extra copy will be
sent free to November 30th, to the sender
Of each club of five, with 50. Send for a
package Of sample copies and raise club.
Address the Republic, st. Louis, Mo.
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Miles Nerve d Liver PiIls.

:, Act on new principle-regulating the
hver, stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A new discovery. DR.. Miles
Fills speedily cure biliousness, bad taste,
torpid liver, piles, constipation. I'm
squalled for men, women, children.
smallest, mildest, surestl 80 doses, rs cts,
Samples Free at A. @. Leland's,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
Laying On of Hands.

Judge-Do you plead guilty to tho charge
OF stealing those trousers?
Prisoner simply did what I was
asked to do, Your Honor.
Judge--What do you mean?
Prisoner-I obeyed sign that said ::
Hands Wanted on Pants.-Clothier and
Furnisher.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09

Like ship without rudder is man
or awoman without health and the nee
essary strength to perform the ordinary
duties OF life. When the appetite fails,
when debility, and disordsred condition
OF stomach, liver, kidney, and bowels
assail you, take Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
Rapid ACQUAINTANCE.

Mudge-Judge BILIOUS is remarkably
easy man to get acquainted with, don't
you think?
Yebsey-I never noticed it.
Mudge-He is, though. | hadn't
known him for over an hour before l Dor
rowed dollar OF him, and inside OF the
next hour we got go well acquainted that
he refused to lend me another one.
journal.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09
In Training for n Great EfTOrt

In Training for Great Effort.
What is the matter she said; l never
knew you to be 80 stupid.
Don't blame me, he replied, humblv.
Pm working myself into the mood to
write campaign song Washington
Star,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09

Ayers Hair Vigor is cleslly, agreeable,
beneficial, and safe. 1t is the most ele-
CANT and the most economical of toilet
preparations. By its use ladies' can pro-
duce an abundant growth of hair, caus-
ing it to become natural in color, lustre,
and texture.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-09

The Rev. Mark Guy Pearse, the emf
nent English Divine, writes:
BEDFORD PLACE, RUSSELL SQUARE, !
London, December 10, 1885
81 think tits only right that should
tell you of how much use 1 find Allcock's
Porous Plasters in my family and among
those to whom have recommended them.
l find them very breastplate against
colds and coughs"