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Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-27
Las VEGAS AND THE SHORT LINE.


vention which started the Denver-
El Paso enterprise was held at FL
Paso. The proceedings of that con-
vention are interesting reading just
at this time, when the promoters are
about to take decisive steps to insure
the early construction of the road.
We give few extracts from the
reports and speeches made to that
convention, which have particular
reference TO Las Vegas.
at is safe to say that the yearly
traffic at Las Vegas amounts to $780,
600, which of course would be
doubled very soou and go on in
creasing, upon the advent of this
new line, consequent upon rapid de-
velopment of the country and iu-
creasing population. The maximum
grade of the new line between Las
Vegas and El Paso is only II per
cent, and this for only two miles"
The line will run over vast beds
Of the finest red and brown sand
stone. This stone is already largely
used for ornamentation in some of
!, the finest residences of other cities;
notably that of General Manager A.
A. Robinson, in Topeka, and the
residence of Mr.. L. p. Browne, in
Kansas City. 1t is certain that this
stone, located right by this line, near
Las Vegas, and pronounced by COM
petent architects to be as fine as any
thing known for all kinds OF struc-
lures, will afford in the near future
prolific source of revenue TO the
railroad company y
At Las Vegas the proposed line
will cross the Atchison, Topeka d.
Santa Fe railroad. This city is the
largest business and distributing
center In New Mexico, as is evil
denced by the location of the three
largest wholesale and forwarding
houses in the entire country south of
Denver to the gulf. 1t commands
a greater extent of country than any
other town in the entire southwest
excepting El Paso. 1t stands at the
head of the only practicable pass for
a line of railway from the high
plains to the lower country south
ward, and surveys have demonstra'
ted the truth of this statement" y
ats commanding position as
trade and coming railroad center
must be conceded by any one who
critically examines the situation"
"There is no better barom-
eter of trade than the sale of farms
ing implements. Within the past
year 500 farm wagons and $50 plows
have been sold by Las Vegas, and
within the past six months over 200
cook stoves have been sold"
"Following is statement from au-
thentic sources, of the business done
at Las Vegas for a period of five
wears, from 1884 to 1888 inclusive.
This being the period OF decline IN
the cattle business and of consequent
depression in trade, this statement
ought to be sufficiently conservative
in estimating the probable traffic at
the present time:
Total cash receipts
for five years, from
1884 to 1885, inclusive, S2,540,o0s.6S
Total earnings for
freight forwarded. =. sa7,572.5l
Total amount of
revenue for above
period ............ $S,377,5sl.lO
Average yearly reve-
nue. at Las Vegas, dur
ing above period. -. S676,5lg.24
FREIGHT IN POUNDS.
Shipped out-wool, S,S25,9lo lbs
Shipped out-other
freights, ........... :. 2s,l46,2ss lbs
Shipped in-merch-
andise, etc, 49,. 1884, 900 lbs
Total. ....... 80. 7s,s55,49S lbs
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Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-27

Only Is cents per week takes it
or rather, you can take it for 10
cents per week.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-27

Ripans Tabules relieve co!lc.
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

barley, turnips, potatoes, and all European
cereals thrive. The pasturage is good. and in
the valleys wood in abundance may be found.
The climate here loses the coast heat in q
great measure. Ii is entirely healthy, and
there is an even temperature throughout the
year The farms closely resemble those Of an
English country, while pleasant society may DO
found in the neighborhood Of the Capital Of
Petermaritzburg, which is commonly called
Maritzburg"
The upper district, which lies contiguous to
the Draekenburg mountain range, is chiefly
suitable for stock grazing, though wheat aud
produce Of similar kind grow aud thrive in
the more sheltered valleys Sheep, cattle, and
horse farming are the chief features OF the
country, and in limestone and coal il is espec-
tally rich.
The population Of Natal Is estimated 10 DO
100000, aud is made up Of $4,000 Europeans,
10000 Indian immigrants, and 100000 Zulus
and other native races.
The great mass Of the population are de-
scendants Of tho original tribes who took
refuge in tho country under the early settlers,
who iourneyed 10 this fertile land from the
Cape Colony in ISIS and 1870. I'm addition TO
natural increase, their numbers have been
largely supplemented by refugees from the
suTrCur ling native States that arc still under
their OWL CA.cfs, such a. the POndos to the south
Of Natal and the Anatongas TO the north, vino
still continue TO make wars amongst them
selves III. b. HARRISON.
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The Great pe,ert OF the west.

Through the aid Of improvements in the way
OF eonveniences in travel, the great American
desert, which a generation ago was more
thought OF than to-day. stretches up and down
the Continent west Of the Rocky Mountains for
nearly 1900 miles.
Then thousands Of the hardy Argonauts on
their gay 10 California had trayersed that fear
ful waste on foot with their dawdling OK teams,
and hundreds Of them left their bones TO bleach
in that thirsty land. The survivors Of those
deadly journeys had very vivid idea Of what
that desert was; but now that we can roll
across it ia less than a day in Pullman palace
cars its real-and still existing-horrOrs are
largely forgotten.
The first scientific exploration Of this region
was Lieut.. Wheeler's United States survey,
about lHJO aud he was FIRST 10 give scientific
assurance that we had here a desert as absolute
as the Sahara. If its parched sands could speak
their record, what story they might tell Of
suherings and death of slow-podding cara
vans whose patient oxen lifted their feet cease
lessly from the blistering gravel; of drawn
human faces that peercd al some lying image
Of placid lake, and toilcd frantically on to
sink at last, hopeless aud strengthess, in the
hot dust which the mirage had painted with
the hues and the very waves Of water.
No one will ever know how many have
yielded TO the long sleep in that inhOspitable
land. Not a year passes, even now, without
record OF many dying upon that desert, aud OF
many more who wander back in deliTinm Of
thirst. Even people at the railroad station
sometimes rove of, lured by the strange fasci-
nation Of the desert, and never come back, and
Of the adventurous miners who seek TO probe
the golden secrets Of those barren and strange
hued ranges there are countless victims.
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Office man should not be baby and plead
ignorance Of the laws. He should manfully
step down and out and begin anew and thereby
gain the sympathy and regard Of al concerned,
The mere fact that a man has been Union
soldier does not invest him with the right to
violate the word or spirit of the laws.
Coppinger and Boyd are illustrations Of the
cheapness of citizenship which they despised,
Judging from their actions. Such men should
be retired to Oblivion for their extreme au-
dacity and total disregard Of all laws OF decency
and propriety. They were not ignorant No
excuse can be givon for their actions. In es-
sence they acted like criminals. Thirty years
a commissioned officer, and at the same time an
alien. COppinger for his lack of regard and
love for the United States, as evidenced by his
failure to become a citizen sooner, ought TO Do
cashiered and drummed out Of the Army to tho
tune of the rogue's march.-SAMUEL j,
HENDERSON, Co. A, 18th Ohio; Co. b, 4th lnde-
pendent Battalion Ohio Cav. Dayton, o.
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him success in his new Venture.-After an
absence Of several months Esperance returns
TO Mystery and fayors rs with batch Of nine
excellent squares, for which wo are truly
thankful.-The February number of the
Study has been received. and contains, among
other good things. an excellent 13-word half
square by A. F. Holt, being the first Of its size
ever composed. We hardly know what to ex-
pect next from our Lynn friend. Mystery is
proud 10 number such a fOrmist among its
corps Of cOntributOrs.-Where are Iron Mask
and X. l.. @. T.? We trust they are not dead
TO the world" We would like TO hear from
both Of them.-News comes from the Pacific
Coast that Merry Mack and Frank Lynn will
open a puzzle department. in some reliable
Western paper. Contributions from the mys-
tic fraternity are requested. Address, Abe
Arabian, 2Il4 Fillmore ST., San Francisco, Cal.
Mack, in going over some of his old papers,
ran across a goodly batch Of diamonds and
squares, with which he fayors US. Having
been a POstofice Inspector for two or three
years, be has had little or no time for puzzling.
Mystery, however. has had the effect Of awaken
ing him, mystically speaking.
2-lS-92. EUGENE.
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WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?
A COmrads Wants 10 Ka0W Why Aliens are Per.
mltted TO Hold OGlces OF trust and Profit.

A COmrads Wants 10 kH0W Why Aliens are Per-
mItted TO Hold OGlces OF trust and Profit.
EDrroR NATIONAL Tribune: In your issue
of July 2, 1891, you mention the name Of one
John j. CoDpIugsr, Colonel Of 23d U. g., as
having become an American citizen on Thurs
DAY, June %, 1s0l. You state, also, that he
"entered the Regular Army as Captain of the
18th U. s. in 1851; Also was Colonel Of the
18th ~ T. Cav. during the late war" Again,
you say: "He never took out papers for citl-
zenship until he married Secretary Blaine'5
daughter few years ago." What does ali this
mean2
A man serving as commissioned officer in the
Regular Army OF the United States from 1861
till 1901, 80 years, and not q citizen! An Off
Ger, reaping the honor, the emolumsnts, the
standing and the credit incident thereto, and
still so Indifferent as to the ab5urdity aud iu-
consistency of his action or nOn-actiOn, Is 70
me incompreLeusibis, from an honest mans
standpoint How no could maintain his posi-
ton as q gentleman and an officer Is surpaSs-
ing strange.
Coppinger for 30 years commissioned OH
Ger of the Regular Army aud never apply for
citizenship until he had married the daughter
of some prominent public man. Is it possible
his brother officers were aware Of his being an
alien and permit such thing to be without
protest? II So gOOd-by TO the supposed "hOnOr,
integrity, and patriotism heretofore supposed
10 be a part and parcel of the makeup OF the
officer OF the Regular Army. His failure to
apply for citizenship sooner 10 consistent only
from the standpoint Of spy. Now this fell
low is spoken of as the coming Brigadier-Gen-
eral
"Oh well, says some one, abe was serving
the country faithfully, and did not think it
necessary to become a citizen" Such a state
ment implies a vast amount Of stupidity and
gross ignorance, which are incompatible with
the known requirements essential to obtaining
q commission in the Regular Army.
If the truly worthy officers of the Regular
Army DO not Illustrate, aye crush, the efforts Of
the men who are eudeavoring to boom this
man in the eyes OF the President, they had
better sell out, resign and enter some business
that slaves aud uGderlings are ft for. III the
President promotes this man, he viii be pub
fishing a license TO all aliens to bride, and to
advance themselves to all positions within
their reach Of profit and honor. Sec late do
cisioa Of the United States Supreme Court re-
Installing Boyd, an alien, elected Governor Of
Nebraska. Tie decision was on purely technical
grounds The spirit-tha5 Ia, the intention-
of the laws was observed by the Supreme Court
Of Nebraska When tLeXeOusted him from his
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

wharyes it VIII add greatly to The growth Of
tle town
Durham sadmirably situated, and may. with
growing Improvement, become before long a
city with iull a million Of inhabitants. on tie
south side 81 Tie harb0T are the wooded nights
Of the Bluff" clothed with dense forest. aud
capped with lighthouse, Tie l.ght o. which Il
visible distance Of 20 mi les out I'd sea, which
is quite an important matter as the current
that courses down the Mozambique Channel Is
% strong that sailing vessels in making ion tie
light often find that they have been sWeld
Gown several miles below their reckoning
The view Of Durham and is port, the
Point" aud iis suburb, the Bcrca, where tie
villas Of tie wealthy are situated is superb.
Tie Bluff" green with forests, and sur.
mounted with the lighthouse, aud one or two
houses with their corrugated iron roofs which
are painted o brick red from pigment that
is quarried IN the neiglbOrhood, aud which II
used Tor the roofs 10 give GOODNESS, make bic.
tuTe very bright la us foreground. The blue
eEpause Of the inner haIb0r, with SIS steam
launches and cargo boats moving upon It's sur.
face, and beyond, the town with itE handsome
clock tower upon the town hall, make a good
middle distance, while the background Is
formed Of nicclykcpt houses and gardens Of
tie merchants and tTadcsmen, which peep out
from the rich green Of the trees, the whole
forming the suburb OF Bcrea
On landing al the wharf one will see the
hustle 90 Characteristic OF tie Anglo-Saxon
wherever he may be found. Broad. solid. aud
WCll-C0nsiructed Wharycs, and well rallied,
towering warehouses, steam cranes, electric
liglits. aud railway engines putting and scream.
ing meet the eyes whichever way one looks
a ride 10 Durham gives one an idea OF the
trees aud plants. English oaks and willows
and the red hybiscus shade and beautify the
way. The cocoanut palms. the pineapple and
the Siberian craO-apple are 20 he found 10 tho
Same gardens The train passes the handsome
Town Hall, which is said 10 be the finest
assembly room ia South Africa, under tho roof
Oh which are The chief offices Of the Govern
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Dyspepsia, Indigestion, BiliousneSs; the
most obstinate Skin and Scalp Diseases, such
as Salt-rheum, letter, Erysipelas, Eczema
and kindred ailments; the worst forms or
Scrofula-even Consumption (or Lung scrof-
ula) IN its earlier stages; every blood faint
nnd disorder, no matter how it caInc-au
orc cured by it.
Its the oRiy medicine for all such diseases
that's so positively certain in its effects that
1t can be guaranteed. III it fails 70 benefit or
cure, IN any case, the money Is refunded
Nothing else can 10 " just as good" 10
may DO botter-for tho dealer. But he isn't
tho ono who needs help. Beware Of spurious
iH1itdtiOAs CT ditUttolls, offered at las pEicea
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he little English col
ony of Natal is with
truth called +" The
Garden Of South Afri-
ga" partly owing 10
its favorable position
for obtaining rain
from the tropical parts
of the Indian Ocean,
and partly to the cause
Of the col0nists DO,
longing TO the English
race. There is hardly
any intermixture Of
the Dutch, W hich,
until lately. was the
exact opposite in Cape
Colony. and still is the
case IN the Republics
of the Orange FREQ
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

called Arabs, or coolies neither Of which name
are really proper, although there are large
number of coolies employed on the sugar plan
tatiOns and other estates In the hot aud low
lying coast laads The term co0lie is not more
applicable 10 the native merchant from Bonn
bay than the cpithct "paysan would be 10 a
French banker in Paris. To cali n Bombay
merchant an Arab is about as correct as 10 call
him n Chlnaman or a Californian.
Durham Is well supplied with good hotels
The Royal. near the Town Hall, and the Alex
andra, at the harbOr, or Point" are cool and
clean, aud each have a good mensge and at
tendance. The servants arc almost entirely
Madrasees, dressed IN their native costumes
and not in the ola sl0uch hats and wonout
clothes Of white mon, which arc generally too
large FOR them, aud 50 are usually worn by
natives Of the country districts.
drive along the road 10 Nerulam gives one
an idea Of what the low lying lands will pro-
dUce. The landscape is studded far aud near
with thick forests although the trees arc not
large Around are sugar coffee, banana, and
tea plantations, which form lovely views. Here
and there are seen the fires where the planters
arc burning the long grass and timber, aud one
can watch the happy and careless Kailirs and
Indian coolies who are laughing, singing,
shouting, aud working 10y turns.
A mile or two out Of Durham one crosses the
Victoria Bridge, on the north side OF which is
ono Of tie prettiest public houses that one
could wish 10 see. The house stands IN its own
beautiful grounds. in which almost every con-
ceivabe tree or plant can be found. There are
aviRries and Rrhors covered with MRrechal
Mel roses, and tennis courts the grass Of which
Is as green aud fresh as that OF the Emerald
lEle.
There Ia a large business done at the bar Of
the house. chiefly with the Indian coolies, and
IL is 50 placed that IL docs not iutrnde IN any
way upon the park-lIke grounds Of the estab-
lishment ] regret 20 say that the coolies pa
tronize the bar so well that their relatives in
India would be very much ashamed Of their
having lost their caste by crossing the black
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

donned the blue IN defense of the Starsand Stripes
enlisting in Go. ID 3Jth Pa and serving with that
company until the musteT-Out Of his Tegi ment,
Aug. 8. 1853. Ia 1873 he again entered the mystic
arena, and during the succeeding IS years solved
and contributed TO the majority Of the prominent
tournaments and solving contests Several years
ago lac became n member OF the @. A. Il. and at the
last election of officers Of a. J. Roper Post. 49,
mander despite his protests account Of his short
term Of service.
Mr. Tiffany has for many years been n reader
and friend Of THE EATToSAL tribune, and upon
tho inception Of Mystery" at once became inter-
esied In 1t, and has ever since been Of its hEm
supporters.
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waters" as they term tho sea, IN which they
seem 10 have thrown their lindoo code Of
morals
Natal is divided into three regions. The
coast lands extend 20 miles inland aud is trCpl-
cal Natal, where tea and coffee tobacco, sugar.
arTowloot, ginger, bananas piucapples, oranges
mud Times grow luXuriaHtly. This district ID
well wooded aud watcrcd, and 10 free fTcBi
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ment, Postal aud Telegraph Departments.
From the point Of the Town Hall the city
proper may bo said 10 begin. West street is
both the business and shopping street Of the
city. NIth the exception Of the Town Hall
there is no building that can be called inn
posing. The Roman Catholic Church is quite
pretty edifoe. Ii is built somewhat after the
style Of tho village churches ia Holland, and
set of with the red tiles Of its roof and its
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

Acceptable contributions have been received
from Nyas, Rosebug, J. T. w., Esperance, Ar
canus, Mack. Goldey, NJ. G. S. and Mr. and Mr5.
Stocles.-Aud still another! StOcles was mar
ried on the Goth ultimo, aud has expressed his
determination to initiate his better-half into
the intricaces of cur mystic art. We aeknowl-
edge with thanks the diamond composed by
himself and wife, and shall expect more
Aspiricus of New York City. has accepted the
position of Assistant Manager of the Chicago
house Of Carter, Diu5more * Co. We wish
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

viii show two or three, II not more, degrees
cooler temperature than its counterpart on the
north Of The Equator and this is more especially
the case with seaport towns. In making the
comparison, or course, towns on the plains OF
central aud northern Asia arc excepted.
TIE entrance 70 Durham, the one port Of any
importance that the Colony possesses is very
beautiful. When the harh1r is improved, SO
a. 10 allow vessels Of all sizes 10 reach her
The National tribune., 1892-02-18
MYSTERY.

IChoce original contributions and buttons solic-
tied from every reader Of THE NATIONAL TEfRUSE.
Write puzzles on one side OF paper apart from
other communications. Address everything per-
tanning to this department to Puzzle Editor"
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Washington, ID. CT
NOTICE: Our authorities are the international
Dictionary, LippincOtrs Gazetteer and Philips
Biographical Dictionary. Words outside OF these
books must be properly tagged. Definitions fol-
lowed by an as,erisk % are found in the Una
bTidged Dictionary.
Quiet. calm deliberatiOn
DisentAHgles every knot"
THE GOSDOLIERs
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Invariably, which is not nj al the case IN the
portions OF South Africa which lie to the west
Of this abrupt aud almost everywhere precip-
itous range OF weird and trccless mountains.
The longitude and latitude OF Durham Is
easily remembered, for il is nearly 30 south
and 80 cast and is consequently in close proK-
imity 10 the tropics. ln the Southern Hcms-
pherc with It's largo eXpause Of water a city
situated la the same latitude as one in the
Northern Hemisphere, and at the same altitude
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

ziiag. owing to the at
tenlion necessarily be-
slowed on farming.
which has been his life
long vocation. Mr.. Tiff
fanny was born June IA.
1872, on the very farm on
which lie now resides.
He first became inter
ested in puzzle matters
during tire year 1885.
contributing NJ that time
20 n New York monthly
known - MeTTBs NlE-
scum. The publication
OF this paper was discOn-
tinued IN 1861, and Mr..
Tihany'sinterestin mat
tiers puzzleistie W as
abated somewhat. In
Al. aorfv nurf ~ 1877 La
The National tribune., 1892-02-18
40. s23-DoUBLE WORD ENIGMA.

40. 323-DoUBLE WORD ENIGMA.
In gales;
In malls;
In tales;
In sails"
Every girl can count her TOTAL
by the dOzen-maybe more;
Some profess a girls not in IL"
II she hasn't got score.
Unlike LAST most ALL shir< labor,
Spend their money killing time.
And, OF course. these reckless TOTAL
Are possessed Of lots Of PRIME
H. 5. Nut, Cleveland, o.
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Useless Visits.
TIT. TsE1

Filkins-Dr. kilium has paid five visits to
our house.
Bnkius-My! at $40 visit2 That's ex-
pCnsye.
Filkins-Irs only So Tho last four he was
after his money.
The National tribune., 1892-02-18
NOS. 324-5-sQUAREs.

NUS. O-t SNll AhES
]. Dutch painter and engraver. b. 1870 2. A
crysialized substance 3. A river Of Michigan A.
ole. T. The commencement Of the year.
GLOVES, Philadelphia, Pa.
J. Furnishes with steep slope. 2 spotted
fish living among rocks aud stOHest 3. A Turkish
man-Of-war. 4. An academy. s. a detached work
with two embaukments. e. A town of European
Turkey. Z. Lienal.
-EsPERASCE Washington, d. O.
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IN SOUTH AFRICA,
Notes OF q Sojoumer in The Land Of
KalirS and Beers.

Tie Garden of south Africa-The DralSen-
burg Range -flarbor at DurbHn-itke
European City-NHtircs from India Natal
a Fertile COuntry-A Population OF 5OO,-
600.
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Strikes at the
roO,-Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. That's
the reason SO
many different
diseases and dis
orders yield 10 il.
They all have the
saIne beginning
there's a torpid
liver or impure
blood And they
nil have the same
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A Net Income.

IEIIOtHI
Lawyer TO witness What is your gross in
come?
Wtness-I have none, sir.
mo income2"
81 have no gross income. Mine is q net in-
come. am n fisherman
The National tribune., 1892-02-18
no. 322-DoUBLE DIAMOND.

AcRoss: l. A letter. 2. The urus 8. Oil plants.
4. Grasses OF the genus LOlium. g. To thunder.
6. Freedom from reluctance. 7. Departs %. 8.
Gulped. Q. The handle Of scythe. 10. A spike
a gauntlet. II. A letter.
DOwS; l. A letter. 2 An exclamation denotin1
contempt dislike. 3 Herbs the seeds Of which
moderately warming 4. Cudgels. (Obs.) 5.
Terminating. (Obs) 6. All the working parts Of a
locomotive T. Enlisted O second time. 3. Turned
from direct line. 9. A horse. 10. A cataract Of
Ireland. IL. A letter.
"A. T. HoLT. Lynn, Mass.
The National tribune., 1892-02-18

The subject Of the fourth Of our series OF bOgrn-
phies Is one whose name was formerly very prom
inent In tho leading puzzle papers, but who has
during the last few years been reluctantly COM
PEELED 10 sarTlflce tho mRnLfpId plensnres % puz-