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popular all over Mexico, and that the Church
Party Is SO weak that it could not pay the ex-
penses Of revolution, even if it desired to
create one. lie says Mexico has never been in
SO good condition &c it is to-day, and is evil
IDENTIFY not at all alarmed al the prospects Of
war or a change of Government
The revolutionists, the other hand, give
an entirely different version. Prince Iturbide
the grandson of the Emperor Iturbide, who was
one Of the heads of the CHURCH Party in Mex
leo, tells me that the country IL by no means
happy under President Diaz, and he seems TO
think that revolution will occur within very
short time, and this is the first evidence Of it.
The truth, it seems to me- lies between, with
the chances altogether in favor of Diaz, and he
will, doubt not remain in control Of Mexico
for years to come.
But let Us look for moment at Mexico and
its chances for revolution. The country has
been for years theater for revolution. Its
children have been suckled Oh rebelions, and
until within the last il years ii has been in a
state Of turmoil and Governments have bobbed
up and down and rulers have come and gone
over bloody pathways in and out of power.
The greatest Governments Of Europe have been
mixed up in its quarrels. Louis Napoleon
strove in vain to make the Government mon
srchy, and President Diaz himself has been
the leader Of several revolutions
Within the past Il years, however Mexico
has been al peace, and the Mexico Of to-day is
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New York syndicate, and / found another
smelling works ut Monterey.
revolution in Mexico would largely dis
turb American landed interests. A number of
our wealthy men are now buying estates in
Mexico and the day may come when our rich
men will have vast territories south of the
Rio Grande and will own big estates there just
as English lords now own.thern in the western
part of this country. Land in Mexico is very
cheap. Much of it will bring forth three crops
a year, and these new railroads through south
ern Mexico are opening up rich valleys which
can be bought at very low rates.
A great deal of this land is coffee land, and
big coffee plantation is one of the best in
vestments in the world to-day. You plant
your coffce-trees, and after four or five years
they begin to bring in profit, and they re-
quire very little cultivation thereafter, and
bring in a big revenue every year. / was told
of men In Mexico who made from $4,000 to
$50 900 year off of their coffee estates. and the
country produces more than 100000 worth
of coffee every year.
The area of coffee lands Is growing steadily,
and the new roads are opening up the very
best lands in the country for this use. Mexico
has big cotton belt. and it will be surprising
to Americans to know that the country pro-
duced last year moro than $10,000000 worth of
cotton. Gen. Romero says there is fortune
for any man who wishes to go into the produc-
ton of ndia-rubber in tho southern part OF
Mexico, where great many rubber-trees are
being planted.
Under such prosperous conditions the best
people of Mexico will do anything to avoid
revolution and it is safe to say that there is 10
danger of this CARA trouble extending to the
whole country. The cavalry of Mexico Will
probably catch the rebels within short tlme
and the result will be that Cara will DO hung
or shot, and that his band will meet the same
fate.
Evcn the enemies of President Diaz realize
what Mexico most needs is peace, and his Gov.
eminent is doing all it can for the progress OF
the country. 1t is ruling Mexico fairly and as
cheaply az any Mexican Government can.
President Gonzales, who preceded Diaz worked
the Government Treasury for all it was worth,
and it is charged that he and his friends made
something like $780, 000, 900 out Of his Admins
tration. The Government of President Diaz
has not been charged with fraud, and Diaz is
said to be a comparatively poor man to-day.
He is man who delights in power rather than
in wealth, and, though he rules Mexico with
an iron hand, he rules it fairly and we'll.
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time regarded as the George Washington of
Mexico, and he is the most popular man in
Mexico to-day. He has that personal magne-
tism which is so prominent q feature in
the character of James G. Blaine, and
Americans whom I met in Mexico told
me that he was a stronger man than
Blaine in other respects, and was nearer
the type Of Cesar than any ruler that Mexico
had ever had. President Diaz knows Mexico
like book, and the fact that he has kept the
country at peace so long is an evidence Of his
wonderful ability.
The Church Party of Mexico is made up of
some Of the wealthy spaniards, who own large
estates in the country and who live to q large
extent outside of it, and Of the priests and
monks. This party was very strong in the
days Of Maximillian, and it then owned large
portion Of the wealth of the country. The
Poems or the Indians Of Mexico were largely in
fuenced by It, and they thought that the land
would be visited by the wrath of God if the
priests were overthrow.
President Diaz and his party, however, were
victorious over the priests, and they confscated
the Church property of Mexico, amounting
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a tall straight, fine-looking man, with magnif-
cent physique, and is man of much more
than ordinary ability. He is well.educated
and well-read. he speaks three or four lam
guages fuently, and he went to college in
England. He lives very quietly at the National
Capital, and he possesses. l doubt not, the
requisite amount of courage to take charge of
a revolution against the present Government
of Mexico whenever a reasonable chance of
success can be shown.
Nothing worse could happen for Mexico than
a revolution. The country is now being opened
up for the first time, and the new railroads
which are being built will eventually make it
very prosperous 1t would surprise Americans
to know how much money we have invested
in Mexican railroads. We practically control
the railway systems of the country. and We
have the enormous sum of $3.50, 100000 which
is earning good income in the various Next
can lines. England has only one-fourth as
much money in the Mexican roads as we have,
but number of the new roads which are being
built are depending on English capital, and the
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Read "Better than Pension" See page 4.
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice. had
placed in his hands by an East India missionary
the formula of q simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure OF Consumption. 3ron-
Affections; also positive and radical cure fol-
Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints
Having tested its wonderful curative powers In
thousands of cases. and desiring 10 relieve human
suffering will send free of charge to all who wish
it this recipe in German, French or English. with
full directions for preparing and using. Sent by
paper. w. a. MOVES. $50 Po,0eTs' Block. Rochester
~. Y
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The United States troops made combination
with the Mexican Government troops to catch
them, and they tracked them to cave on the
south side Of the Rio Grande. Here the Next
can regiment started for them, aud the rebels
made for the river. They had taken off their
clothes and were swimming across when one Of
Uncle Sans companies came up and captured
them. Naked az they were, the rebels scattered
and rushed into the cacti, and hid themselves
among the thorns. 1t was some time before
they could all be found, and when they were
brought to trial our courts decided that they
had no jurisdiction over the case, and let them
free.
There Is great difference Of opinion as to
what the CARA rebellion may amount to- The
Mexicans are hot hlooded people, and the
4ntiDiaz party would, 1t is said, raise rcvo-
luton if there was any possibility of its being
victorious. The party in power, however,
laugh at the idea of revolution and Gen.
Romero, the Minister from Mexico to the
United States, tells me that the Cara
rebellion is nothing but the raid OF petty
brigand, and that his party is made up Of
amugglers. He says that President Diaz is
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Read Better than Pension" See page A.
Beautiful, but Dull.
a.o,n,,}

Lord Lytton was seated one day at dinner
next to a lady whose name was Birch, and
who, tradition says, was beautiful If not over
intelligent. Said she to his Excellency;, Are
Won acquainted with any of the Birches ?"
Replied his Excellency: 20, yes, I knew
some of them most intimately while at Elton
indeed, more intimately than I cared to-"
"sir," replied the lady, you forget that the
Birches are relatives of mine." And yet
they cut me-" said the viceroy; "but." and he
smiled his wonted smile, ~ have never felt
more inclined to kiss the rod than do now"
Mrs Birch, sad to say, did not see the point t,
and, SO the gossips have it. told her husband
that his Excellency had iusulted her.
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Gen. Romero tells me that the Americans
have now nearly 81 100000 invested in mines
in Mexico, and investments of this kind are
increasing very rapidly. Boss Shepherds
mines are turning out about $75, 900 month,
and these mines have turned out more than
So 100000 in times past. It is almost incon-
ceivable that Mexico has produced such enor-
NOUS amounts of gold and silver, and the un-
known regions of the country which will be
opened up by new railroads within q short
time are full Of the richest of gold and silver
bearing territory.
The abandoned mines which can be reworked
by the new processes to advantage are num-
bered by hundreds, and would like to give
you q few figures as TO the production of these
States and as to the outputs of some single
mines. Sinaloa Is State on the western part
| of Mexico which is not as yet touched by the
| railroads, but which can be reached by the
| Pacific Ocean. 1t lies right along the coast
| just below Sonora, which borders the Gulf of
| Lower California next to Arizona. This State
of SinGloa has great many rich mines, and it
| has one now which is turning out ore that
| pays over 800 ton, and which has produced
| in the past more than $S5 600, 900.
The Tejo Mine produces about "a tons day.
and its ore averages 1925 ton, and IL has al
ready turned out 100000 tons of ore The
| State of Sonora, which Americans tell me Is
| bound to produce great part Of tho silver and
| gold Of the future, has one mine which has
| turned out S25, 900, 900 and another which has
| produced $31, 900, o00 and it has many valuable
abandoned mines. The State of Guerrero is
further south along the Pacific, and is practi-
cally undeveloped. 1t has one mine which
produced nearly 100000 ounces of silver in a
few months, and the State of Oaxaca, which
adjoins it, is full of fine mines. This is one of
the States that will be opened up by the Mex
| lean Southern Road, and there are other States
| which equally wealthy.
| A number of Pittsburg men are interested
In the State of Durango, and this has mount
aims of iron, as well as fine deposits of silver.
4 New York syndicate has lately put $780,
600 into the onyx mines of Mexico, and there
ere Q number Of Americans interested in silver
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Read "Better than Pension" See page 4.
A Rats Dog.
detroit Free Press. !

"What the deuce did you sell me this dog
for?" exclaimed an irate purchaser, coming
into fancier's shop.
81 don't remember responded the dealer,
nolitely, "but 1 think sold him for So"
"That's exactly what you did, and you said
he was excellent for rats"
"Isn't he?" inquired the innocent dealer.
"No, he isn't worth a cuss. He lets them get
away from him every time"
"Wel, isn't that excellent for rats?" and
the dealer asked the question so guilelessly
that the purchaser only swore once and walked
ont.
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Any Of the earlier stages Of Consumption
can be cured. It's matter of evidence
strong enough and complete enough to war
rant the makers Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery in promising this:
If it's taken in time and given fair trial,
they'll refund the money in any case where
their medicine fails to benefit or cure.
But it's a medicine that doesn't fail; it goes
to the root Of tho trouble. Consumption is
developed through the blood, and must be
affection Of the lungs-a blood faint. And
the surest remedy for Scrofula in all its
forms, the most potent blood cleanser,
strength-restorer, and flesh builder known
to medical science, is the Golden Medical
Discovery" 1t cures Scrofula; it cures
Consumption; it cures all Bronchial, Throat,
and Lung affections, Asthma, Weak Lungs,
Severe, Lingering Coughs, and kindred all
ments-throlgh the blood.
And ii there's no help, there's no pay.
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MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
CARA and His Band of BrigandS Who
are Raraging the Mexican Frontier.

Minister Romero Calls the Revolution a
Smugglers' Raid, but Prince Iturbide Says
AZ Means Wharf.-The Revolutionary Eie-
ments of MeNico-Tfae Army of Mexico
President Diaz and His Remarkable His
tory-Why the Church Party Cannot Fight
The New Railroad Standardization
Landed Interests in Mexico.
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"YANKEE DOODLE"
How the Song of Patriotic Americans Came
to be Sung.

How the Song of Patriotic Americans Came
to be Sung.
Harper's Young People,
Every patriotic American loves the jingling
tune of yankee Doodle" but no one seems to
know just how or when it first began to be used.
1t is ever so much older than the Declaration
of Independence, and is said to have been
originally written in Creek" Iankhe Doule, "
meaning Rejoice Slave! or " Let the Slave
Rejoice" The Greek words certainly sound,
pronounced English fashion, enough like
"Yankee Doodle /" to make this belief reason
able one
All sorts of queer verses have been sung to
the jumping, frolicsome tune, and in the time
of King Charles /. number of doggerel verses
which ridiculed Cromwell were sung to it.
The opening verse;
"Nankee Doodle came 10 town
Upon Kentish pony;
He stuck feather in his hat,
And called him macarODl.
Is almost the same as one Of those still sung to
tho National air.
Besides this, an old English nursery rhyme
also claims the tune, and this was great ia
vorite with the little ones. There was some
thing altogether delightful In the rapid jingle:
Lucy Lockett lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher foundit;
Not n bit of money In it,
Only binding round IT,"
Pockets In those days were bags put on out
side of the dress, or this accident could not
have happened Let us hope that Miss Lockett
was more careful after this experience, and
that she finally had "a bit Of money in it" too.
The tune used to be called Kitty Fisher s
Jig" and this Kitty was real person and q
famous beauty in the reign of Charles II.
1t Is a much disputed tune, and has besn
claimed for France and Spain, while in Hol-
land it is said that when the laborers were
paid for their work "as much buttornilk as
they could drink and Q tenth of the grain,"
they sang, to the air of Yankee Doodle"
Yankee dudel. doodle down,
Ddde, dudel, lanther,
Ysnko bivcr, boover bown,
Bote.nl!k und ianther."
It came to America through England, and
was given as National air by British Sur
geon in the French and Indian war. This
was more than 20 years before the Revolution,
and compared with the uniformed and we'll
drilled regular troops the Colonial regiments
presented so ridiculous appearance that
yankee Doodle" seemed just the thing for
them. They did not mind the ridicule, and
laughed at the tune themselves; but they
liked it from the first, and when 1t became
twisted up with the Stars and Stripes, nothing
could have induced them to part with 1t. 1T
is the blood of their political life, and you
might as well attempt to rob them of Bunker
Hill, or of the memory of Washington. or Of
the Stars and Stripes themselves, as of this
dear old clinking, SCATTERING, right-about-face,
defiant battle march,"
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SurprIsing.

lPittsburg Chronicle.l
"Well," exclaimed Gaswell as he looked over
tho newspaper, Mr. Spudkins has been ap-
pointed American Minister to Timbuctoo."
az didn't know he had ever studied for the
ministry" replied Mrs. Gaswell.
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INDIANA.

The prospect of the crop Of growing wheat
is not fattering. Some few pieces of wheat
are plowed up. while large amount will not
make over half crop. Some few pieces promise
an average crop The drouth last Fall is the
cause of the failure of the wheat. The frost
in March damaged wheat to some extent.-S.
II. NORRIS Cambridge City. Wayne Co., Ind.
since April 4. From the last few days of March
up to April 4 1t was quite warm, and the rains
which we had started the wheat to grow
nicely. From the 4th of April to the 14th it
froze hard every night, and injured tho wheat
more than the whole Winter did. We will not
have an average of over half crop.-JAMEs
NJ. HEMINaER, Plymouth Marshall Co., Ind.
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THE WHEAT REPORT.
Condition and Prospect of the Crop Through
out the Country.
CALIFORNIA.

The banner wheat County Of the State never
had the wheat and barley outlook at this time
of the year more promising of so full CROP
G. w. WHITE, z. 0. Box GA, Colusa, Colusa Co.,
81
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WEST VIRGINIA.

I have travelled through the upper end of
Mineral County and the lower end of Grant
County, and critically noticed the wheat. Some
fields looked green, while on others the wheat
seemed to be very thin. The farmers think
they are going to have fair crop. The fault
is, they lid not put enough seed in the ground.
They sowed three pecks to the acre, when it
should have been at least six pecks, and for
that reason they cannot expect large crop
d. F. LAHMAN, Burlington, Mineral Co., W. Va.
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KANSAS.

We have splendid prospect for wheat this
season. 1t went through the Winter ia good
shape and is now in prime condition. The
area sown is much greater than ever before
known. There is large amount of oats and
barley sown this SPRING.. M. LYNCH, Co. G.,
7th ILL.,, Plainville, Rocks Co, Kan.
Wheat and grain of all kinds look fine and
are doing well. Rye mot old is green and
about three inches high. Moisture in plenty
this Sprng.-C A. HENDRICKsoN, Calvert,
Norton Co.. Kan.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

The prospect for wheat is very promising
never more SO in my recollection. There was
an unusually large acreage sown here last Fall.
R F. WHIPPLE, Mosertown, Crawford Co.,
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Notwithstanding.

IJudge.l
II say, old chap, You haven't such thing
as fve-dollar bill about you"
How earth did you guess that?"
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mines 10 Lower California. We are doing a
great deal of smelling in Mexico, and there are
several American companies who have smelling
works in different parts of the country. /
visited at San Luis Potosi which had a
capital Of -. 0o0. 000. and which was run By Q
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goUTH DAKOTA.

For nine years past the ground has not been
In as favorable condition for putting in crop
as it has been this Spring, and Spring wheat
was sown on March z. The 1st Of February
we had a fall Of about 10 inches of wet, heavy
snow, which staid on the ground about three
weeks. Since that went off we have had two
good rains, and the ground was thoroughly
saturated with moisture. There was the larg-
est crop of wheat sown here in central South
Dakota this Spring than has ever been sown.
Last year our wheat went from Is to % bushels
per acre-some pieces as high as 30 bushels
per acre. There is a big immigration to South
Dakota this Spring People who are now
coming in here and buying land will make
their fortunes off of it; for land is now cheap,
Lut it is rapidly advancing in price. There
were only three weeks during the past Winter
that we had to feed stock. The butchers are
now killing cattle that are brought in off the
prairics, which look like corn-f fed cattle, but
they have not had mouthful of grain this
W.nter.-FRANK MYERS, Co. b, 9Th Iowa Cav,
Miller, Hand Co., S. ID.
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BY FRANK @. CARPENTER.

HE situation in Mexico
to-day is decidedly in
! teresting. For the past
six months a bandit by
, the name of Catarino
CARA has been moving
to and fro with a band
of brigands along the
frontier, and so far the
Mexican soldiers have
been unable to capture
him. A large part of
the land on the borders
of the Rio Grande River
is desert. The only
thing that grows upon
it is the prickly cactus,
through which it is al
most impossible to pass,
and the towns and
houses are so far apart
that there is no material
for the feeding of an
army. A large part of
the northern States of
Mexico are mountain
Gus, and Cara and his
soldiers can ride in and
out among the hills. and
by taking advantage OF
the numerous caves can
easily hide from their
pursuers.
A party of revolt
tionists were captured
not long ago by the
These were the prede-
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This has been called the banner County OF
the State, and though little Fall wheat has
been raised in Franklin County, the farmers
are now going into it extensively. One man
raised 223 bushels of choice wheat last year,
and this year there is considerable sown and
will be big crop. Spring wheat is just COM
ing up, but looks fine, and all are happy over
the prospect of big crops of wheat, oats, corn,
cattle, and hogs all of which do well here.
There will be lots of old comrades here for
homes ere Fall.-WLL BATES, Bloomington,
Neb.
Most Of the Winter wheat was put IN the
ground dry last Fall, but the SOL was wet with
snow all Winter, and it came ont fine this
Spring. There is prospect for big crop, and
the ground is in good shape for Spring wheat;
tho most of it Is up. This is the gardensp
of Nebraska. Land can be bought cheap here
now.-CoNRAD SCHUYLER, Co. |, 7th n. Y,
Stratton, Hitchcock Co.. Neb.
There is hardly any Winter wheat in Carter
County, but what there is promises to be q
full crop. Spring wheat has about go per cent
larger acreage than last year. and the prospect
for full crop is very fattering -FERDINAND
ZIMMERER, Tuckerville Neb.
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MARYLAND.

In this section the wheat looks splendid, and
bids fair for a full crop, equal to last season.
The acreage is greater.-T. G. DAVIS, Braden-
baugh, Hartford Co., Md.
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United States Troops These Were the prede-
cessors of this CARA raid, and they comprised
some of the same men who are now with Cara
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-22

THE ANNUAL MEETING or THE
i stockhodcrs OF the salt Lake and
ios Angeles Hallway VIII DO held Al
" v, south Temple Street, on Thursday 4,
fcptC ubcr Hnd, NJ 10 an. Tor the purpose %
eltcuug omccrs for ensuing year and Tor such
uthtf business ~ may legally come before tho
meeting. 1 A. CLAYTON, Secretary,
salt Lake city, Utah, August %. lsJ9.