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OF bis sheridan-like dealings with
tradcsmen an hnccdoto is told. During
a ecarcity OF leo q ncighhor Of Dumas
sent to a dealer for some and was told
that tho limited stock on hand wns Eopf
for the nae Of the famo6s unthur. Ih,i
tho gentleman sont again and bndo his
servant ask for the ice IN the name 81
~. Dumas. The plan succecacd. Tia.
ice was given. and { O. fvant rut down
the money on tho COu.,sr. "Ab, cried.
the tradesmnn. give mo back that icc.
Now | know that you aic not from VI.
Dumas. BE eve pays ready money. y
My father" said NJ. Dunes hls,
"onco told mo that " be could porsion
ont a new life he Wonld 10 a handsome
woman till 90, q victorious general
from 30 to 90 and a cardinal IN his old
age" Dumua, as he related this par
entail desire, glanced toward Rossini and
added II should prefer to close my lifo
as an illustrioua composer. Mon cher
Rossini, when you enter a room, the very
lacquer p%ronounces your name with
pride ns he announces you"
Then turning to the company he con-
tinued " Announce. for instance M. 10
Duo d'Aumaip and Signor Rossiri at tho
same moment and SEQ on which side all
heads and all hearts will incline FIRST
All eyes would be ON tho great musician
who created II Barbiero do Scviglia. -
And then we all filled our glasses With
armagnac Of the vintage of 1871 and
drank the health of Rcssini. The old
composer did not rise, bat his face broke
ont into volumirous smiles ms ho shook
the hand OF the author Of LA Dame
Aux Camellias. Philadelphia Times.
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~. tr.a.o a.s 900.

aiitss al,r ,Tiscr rrns onto a stranzo
rleHl.tfeic city.
Hanville W. Creswortb, on English
mining man we'll known throughout
southwest Mexico. arrived at Mapimi.
Mexico. recently from q long overland
Journey through the Sierra Madrc noun
tains, his starting ONT being Cuiican,
heal the Poetic coaet. In the state Of
Snaloa. Re claims 10 have visited q
section Of country never before visited
BY q white man Of tho present genera.
ton, and that he discovered a large and
beautiful deserted city.
He told the correspondent that the
wonderful city Is situated about 50 miles
west Of Lake Colorado, in the recesses Of
the Sierra Madres. It occupies q basin
about 10 miles long by eight miles wide,
Perpendicular clina surround tho basin
on all sides, rising to a height Of hun
drods Of feet. Tho only entrance to the
city Is through q deep canyon, which has
q width Of about 80 feet. Mr.. Cresworth
states that be stumt.ed onto tho secret
entrance quite by accident. He gives a
vivid description Of the deserted city.
The buildings, no says, are construct
ed Of redstone blocks resembling granite.
The business blocks are two and three
stories in height and are entirely differ
emit in architectural design from Tho
structures built by the Aztecsand Span
iards. The streets are very narrow, but
are laid out in regular order. In the city
Is a small park which Is overgrown with
rare flowers and tropical vegetation. lie
entered the business houses and decay
ing residences. but found very little Of
value excert some remarkable and
strange orni tents made of stone.
He believes that the city was looted al
the time that it was deserted, whenever
that may have been. No records or writ.
ings Of any kind were found, nor did he
discover any skeleton that would give
an idea as to the race Of people who al
one time inhabited tho city. None of the
natives of that section Of country had
ever heard Of the deserted city. Mr..
Cresworth is making diligent inquiry Of
them. Mr.. Cresworth's story il vely
startling and remarkable, bat it is be.
heved by those to whom he has related
his experiences. He will organize an e6.
petition to make a thorough exploration
Of the city.-St. Louis Globe-D Democrat
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"He WEARS RusssRs."

A New Slang Phrase Which HIS Caught on
In the Metropolis.
During a recent discussion between q
newspaper man and State Senator Owens
Of Brooklyn on the merits OF q third per-
son the senator said; "Why, that man is
no good. He's not even decent. Tho
fellow wears rubbers."
The newspaper man was at a loss to
understand the senator's meaning. but
not wishing to appear behind in tho
slang Of the day said nothing. The next
day be approached a well known poll
tician and asked him about it.
What does it mean when you speak
Of a man as wearing rubbersf' lie said.
"My boy" said the politician, "that i5
the very latest slang expression. It sim
Ply means that a man is a sneak; that,
hguratively speaking. he approaches you
with mufled feet. If you 80 into any
police museum in the country, one Of tho
things they'll show You is the rubber
shoe that the sneak thief or the assassin
uses. 1t is sn ordinary tennis shoe, with
a rubber sole and 6 canvas upper, and
the only reason it is worn by crooks is
because it gives them an opportunity to
creep up behind their victim without
being heard"
Another new bit Of slang is, "Ho
doesn't cut any ice" It simply means
that he or She, whichever eek is referred
to-, plays no part. Both Of these express
sions are almost branl new, and tho
FIRST, at least, is likely to become much
in vogue with people who like to piece
ont their vocabulary with slang.-Brock-
,yn Letter.
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Some or the enormous punches of vio-
let's on the ccrsage Of the Lenten girl
will bear studying. She has learned a
trick or two which preserve appear
Rnces and shillings at tho same time.
The artificial violetS are a wonderful
imitation of the real ones. 1t takes
more than a passing glance to detect tho
difference between them; but. as nude
moisello we'll knows. there is no counter
feiting the fresh delicate perfume Of the
real flower. So the clever creature buys
every day a 10 cent bunch of natures
production. which che iudicioualy IN.
terspeIses through a large cluster Of tho
bandiwork Of art. The little leaven Of
fragrance ia sufficient, and by this SIM
pie and Ingenious NEAR Is secured o
maximum OF effect at minimum Of Ok
penditure
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PompeiIan Bushes. Notes.

A number of business announcements
gro to be found at Pompeii, that brisk
little city to whose daily life the energy
OF Vesuvius has lent a kind Of immor-
tality. Here we get a large number Of
miscellaneous inscriptions dealing With
matters of daily life, announcements OF
forthcoming gladiatorial games, edicts
of magistrates, wine sellers attempts 20
captivate customers, rewards Tor lost or
stolen property, houses for sale or to be
let and other things Of that sort.
We learn from one announcement
that a glass of wine could be got for l
as-about 3 farthings-while for 4 asses
one could drink real Falernian. Another
inscription informs US that a denarius
about ~ pence-was paid for wash
ing a tunic. and the date, the 18th Of
April, is carefully recorded by the writ
er. Whether she was the laundress or
the owner of the tunic must be left IN
decided, but it seems at least that she
was in the habit of marking up her
washing Rccoun ON the walls Of hei
house.
There are several such inscriptions Oh
the same wall o. this particular hougs,
all dated-the goth of April, n tunic
and pallium; on the 9TH of May, an ar
ticle which need not be particularized;
while on the day following two tunics
are scored. -Macmillan's Magazine.
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What would you taiuai ~ thU family
physic AN shouh call and after care
fully examining your tongue and feel
ing yUur pulse cnlmly inform you
that You have snakes Ia your bloodf'
You may laugh ut the absufdity o.
such a notion and Of tho improbable
~ Of ever having such startling
words win pered in your a by your
medical adviser. yet 1t Is not at all
unlikely that even az this moment
you have thousands OF wigglers chas-
ing each other up and down your
veins. The most important discover
les concerning snakes in the blood
have been made during tho last nino
months, principally in Europe.
DR.. G. W Stiles Of the bureau Of
animal industry, Washington, is
also studying these minute creatures
The blood snake is small white par.
asite, which effects an entrance into
the veins Of man as well as animals
through the medium Of drinking wa
ter. The male snake is about four
ffths Of an inch in length, and he
constantly keeps himself in the shape
Of q bow On new moon. the female
occupying a miniature groove on the
insideo of the crescent formed by the
males body.
The male is not larger in diameter
than a section Of No. 4Ospool cotton
the female much smaller, Of course,
but the damage a few hundred pairs
OF such parasites may work in an
animals system is truly astonishing
These blood reptiles have been known
for centuries. but down to 1898, when
Professor Sonsino Of Pisa, Italy, be.
gan to make their life history and
various transformations a scientific
study, but little was known regard
ing them.
Our learned Italian professor says
that the eggs Of the blood snake, o.
the larvue themselves, are found in
all kinds of water, especially in AT.
RIGA and in the orient. After the
eggs hatch the snake attaches itself
to a microscopic and harmless ami
malcule. This latter, snake and all,
is taken into the stomach in the wa
ter. The sudden transformation kills
the little animalcule, but fattens the
blood snake, which now leaves the
stomach on intestines and begins its
search for olOod vessels.
Once in tho veins they breed with
amazing rapidity and soon devour
the life giving elements Of the san
guine fluid. At first the patient is
said to have poor blood, next he
has rheumatism or some other dis
ease, accompanied with exCruciating
pains. This goes on from bad to
worse until the poor victim succumbs
to q real case of snakes. The scien.
fists believe that the fiery serpent
of the exodus was nothing more nor
less than a malignant form Of snakes
in the blood. st Louis Republic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-22

Miss NiLuetla saw one Of her nu-
merous admirers III a BARRIERS chair
having a days growth OF heard
raspod eff with a razor. His face
had been coated with a heavy layer
Of white lather, but when she saw
him one side had been scraped clean,
and as he caught a glimpse Of her
the unlG,hered side turned a bright
c. imson in dccp contrast with The
white side. This has occurred SO
often that the Indianapolis girls
wonder why there are no blinds to
the mems part Of ~tonsorial establish
meuts, as At the windows Of the
wOmen's part. One barber says:
EFF de windows had bin 8, we
couldn't sec do ladies go by, san"
The young men who patromZe the
barber shops say that If the girls
would not look into the windows to
see If their dresses are hangiIgplumb
they would not see their hair shaved
aumireis wrapped up in towels.-In-
dianapOhs News.
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Mon When In Hl. cnp..

A citizen Of Atlanta recently visited
the tax collectors Office for the purpose
of paying his taxes. He was asked to
make returns for this year. He did 50.
According to his statement, he owned
5000 worth Of stocks and bonds. He
was notified that he owed The city 500. 10.
A few days later he sent a petition to the
mayor and city council in which he says:
81 gave in my tai ss in 1898 when l was
intoxicated. l returned stocks. bonds
and such like to The assessor when, as a
matter Of fact, never did own anything
Of the kind. Had | not been intoxicated
/ would never have made such return"
The petition was granted, aud the man
was released from his excessive valua-
ton. Baltimore Sun.
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In ordinary everyday costume and
when he appears in public on solemn
occasions the pope is vested in a cos.
tune of white silk. The first bishop
Of Jerusalem, who was known as st.
james the Less, Is thought to have
been the originator of this style of
garment. In the life of this apostle
record is made Of the fact that he al.
ways appeared habited in white gar
ments. According 10 St. Cyril. the
archbishop Of Jerusalem, who was
also the patriarch of that city, he al
ways appeared j. white when he Of.
hciated, but an older authority for
the use by the pope Of the white cas-.
sock is that of St. Peter, who is said
TO have always worn that color be.
cause of the shining garments which
he saw his Master wear on the occa
sion Of his trunshguration on Mount
Tabor. -Rome Letter.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-22

A dish was priced fer its oddity,
rarity or ~costlness, Mighty curious
reading are the accounts that come
down TO Us Of the great Roman
spreads, such as that which Lentu.
lus gave on lis election TO the Office
Of 1amtn, OF that with which Nusi-
dienus Knocked Horace and his
friends. the menus ON these occa-
si0ns would strike terror 20 the heart
OF a modern "maitre dhoteln or chef
do cuisine
What would be thought Of a dish
Of echini, or sea hedgchogs, of
thrushes served up ON asparagus and
a fatted hen Tor course No. II OF
launches Of Wild venison and becca-
hcos Zig peckers, "Curruca horton
sis) for thesecondl OF a sow's udder,
a wild boarls cheek, a ragout Of fish,
ducks, hules, boiled teal, capers, fur
menty and Plcentian bread for the
thirdi-Ali tho Year Round.
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InsnItcd.

A poet, Chapon by name, about the
middle of the present century ended
his days in prison for theft. Chapon
was indeed an inveterate thief and
was apprehended more than once
At the prison of Ste. Pelagie during
his incarceration Chapon once met
Felix Pyat. revolutionist and com.
munist. who was generally IN prison
for some political offense. AS polit.
ical prisoners were generally sem to
Ste. Pelagie, and az Chapon was a
somewhat |pretentious and well edu.
Gated person, Pyat supposed that he.
too. had been sentenced for somerev
dictionary attempt. So. stepping up
to him, he extended both his hands
and said. with a friendly smile:
we. sir. political oGenders"-
Il beg your pardon, citizen" said
ChnPon, strengthening up and look
ing down very coldly on Pyat. I'm
in for stealing, if you pleaser'-
Youths Companion.
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London,a ia ror r.tInr sac.

Coming home UPON the underground
the other evening, l read in an evening
paper of a new habit which threatens to
deciInate us--the salt habit. People
carry salt crystals about with them, at
which thoy continually Dibble. In time
they lose their hair and eyelashes. Look
ing up from my paper suddenly, | saw
this startling intelligence confirmed. A
maj in the opposite corner laid down
his evening paper tt was the best even
ing paper). and took asmall packet from
his waistcoat pocket. which he un-
screwed. 1t contained a white granular
substance. Taking a pinch between his
finger and thumb, he swallowed it.
Excuse me, sir. Is that saltY" | asked,
leaning forward excitedly. He smiled
and pointed to the article lin tho paper(.
"Have eomeg" no said. l took it.-Pall
Mall Budget.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-22

Foot ninalna Customs of "a chiufss
10 is not certainly known bow So
81 ueso custom of binding the {
Of women had liz ougin. Ono "a.
count IS to the effect that it arose
during the reign Of an empress who
had club feet, and that foolish mott
ers deformed the feet Of their httlf.
Girls in servile imitation Of the nj
fortunes Of royalty. Other Chincee
writers assert that the breaking enc
binding Of the feet Of girl babies
gradually became the custom because
Of the great admiration al classes in
the FloweYy Kingdom have for deli
cate pedal extremities.
In a valuable reference work ep.
titled Notes and Queries on China
and Japan" / find the following: 1T
Is recorded that Han-C Chez of the Chin
dynasty, in the year which CORE
spends to t63 A. D., ordered the En-.
press lady Yao to bind her feet SO
as to make them look like the new
moon. and that the evil fashion has
since prevailed against all subsequent
prohibitions Of the custom" What.
ever it's origin, the adoption Of the
custom may be said TO have been
gradual and to have come into gen.
eral use in spite Of much objection
on the part Of the authorities. st,
Louis Republic.
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origin of Gold Nuggets.

That gold nuggets grow IN alluvial
deposits by the deposition OF themet-
FL upon their surface was long ago
suggested and has been the accepted
theory Of many biologists and chem
lists. a different conclusion was re-
Gently offered to the Royal Society of
New South Wales by Professor A,
Liversidge, Many experiments have
convinced him that, although large
nuggets may be produced arufcially,
those found in alluvial deposits have
been derived from gold bearing rocks
and reefs and have received their
rounded and mammilated surface by
attrition.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-22

Dedbeete-Biy dear sir, before you
ask me for an immediate payment of
this account / wish you to consider a
few facts which will doubtless re-
dound to your own good. l want to
ask you If you do not regard with
some degree of satisfaction the pros
pect of having money coming to youl
The Creditor-Why, OF course.
Dedbeete-Now, so long as I am in
your debt such a prospect is before
you.
The Creditor-Y-y-yes.
Dedbeete (retiring in good form)-
And if / were to pay you that pros
pect would be instantly and entirely
cut off, as you can plainly see. /
trust that you will learn tolook after
your interests better before APP
preaching me on this subject again.
Chicago Record.
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Planned 100 H.a 4 u d.
were waiting for tho carriage tie
servant brought 10 the matron a lst.
ter She had every reason TO think
that 1t contained news which woSld
prevent their going out as planned,
aud The manner IN which sno rose
superior to the occasion ia worthy Of
note and docs credit 70 her diplo-
macy If not TO her heart.
Girls, said she, entering tho
room. Il have just received a letter
IN a black bordered envelope from
New York, where, you know, Uncle
William has been seTiouslyi III for
Great heav0nsI" exclaimed tho
girls, bursting into tears.
There is every reason 30 suppose
don't make your noses red, for gTa-
cious salSe-to suppose that it con-
tains sad news, but
But NAV" exclaimed tho quar-
bet, look at U new gowns aud
everything"
Exactly, " continued mamma. u
was going on 10 say that while the
worst is to be feared. on the other
hand we really know nothing definite
Us yet, and considering everything
/ have concluded not to open the
letter until tomorrow morning"
And, repowdering their noses with
grateful smiles the girls rushed beam.
ingly Out.-BOston Home Journal.
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SOMETHING IN THIS NAME.
But tho Man whose Property It Is Wishes
He Had Not Recalled Il.

but h Man whose Property II Is Wishes
He Had Not Recalled Il.
The mystery that has been surround
ing the identity Of David Draughn has
been solved and in a way that is likely to
give David much trouble. Draughn was
several weeks ago dragged from the rail-
road tracks in the south end of the city
just in time to save him from being
mangled. 1t was then discovered that
he had heen beaten almost to death. lie
was carried TO the Grady hospital. and
when he recovered physically it WAS
found that his mind was a perfect blank
as TO paat events-so much 30 that he
even did not know his own name.
Finally under the care Of the surgeons
there came back inklings Of the past, and
Al day last week he electrified every
bod about the hospital by rushing about
and declaring no had IT," He had caught
what he SAID was his last namc. Ho was
taken by detectives mp into North Calo-
lima, and Rt Culberson, near Murphy, be
found friends, but he was not Draughn,
at least not there He had been known
there as DR.. e. d. Heath aud had lived
there for several months last summer,
but Heath aud Draughn are one and the
same man, and it developed that under
the former name he has three living
wives. Ono lives IN Salem. No. 2 IN
Asheville aud No. 8 in Bryson City. Va
His mo; her. Mrs. Frank Barr. the wife
of a printer, also lives near Salem. He
will be prosecuted for bigamy and 70
very sorry he has found out who 10 Is
Atlanta Cor. st. Louis Republic.
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Paying Inc Penalty.

Mr.. Workhardd-My dear, l have
lost my situation, and it just hap
pens that / haven't a dollar ahead.
We must go to thepoorhouse for din
ner.
Mrs. W.-Surely some of the gro
GERS with whom we have dealt for 80
many years Will trust us1
Mr. w. (saolD no. l have no
creolt am where. always paid cash.
New York Weekly.
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Queen V%ictoria's wonderful set Of ia
bio furniture is kept IN two hreproof
chambers aud is said to represent a cash
value of $50. coo, 600. Among it is the
golden table service made for George vi,
calculated for $50 guests and contain
ing the famous crystal champagne cool
er which is large enough fur a bathtub.
There arc many pieces mi that former
ly belonged to Queen Elisabeth, besides
splendid solid gold vessels from India,
Siam and China. The pride Of tho col
lection is a teacup once owned by
Charles XII and 4 gold peacock made
for George III at u cost Of Gao, co.,
st. Louis Republic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-22

Some Of the characteristics of Itcl-
ian asbestus have given a decided
preference for that article, it Seems,
over the American for certain man
u%facturing purposes. Tho Italian
mineral lies in beds and pockets
which are mostly reached by open
qualrying. dynamite being largely
employed in this operation. The
Jumps es they l. taken from the
mine consist of bundles of hard fbers,
lying parallel to one another and
strongly bound together. They vary
IN color from light gray to brown,
the general appearance of a fno SAM
pie being suggestive of the interior
Of the riven trunk of a tree.
BY the exercise Of a little care
threads nay be 6. paratcd many feet
or even yaIds IN length, the continu-
ity being Perfect from end to end,
the general appearance and strength
being very similar to those Of fiax.
It is this characteristic OF length and
strength OF fiber and It's chemical pu-
rty that IRE sa.dt TO disungui h Italian
asbestus from all others. Still another
peculiarly remains to bc mentioned,
namely. a certain greasy feelingrc-
sembling that of French chalk OF
soaIstone. New York Sun.
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F-ontalnobleau Forest.

This grand old forest Of Fontaine-
bleau is everywhere very beautiful,
and, far from being m-onotonou5 in
character and simply q forest Of
trees, it has a great variety Of other
natural beauties. Certain parts con-
tain rocky hills. enriched here and
there by thick heath growing on a
sandy soil. IN places oue secs great
heals OF rocks OF sandstone forma-
ton piled one above the other on the
slope OF the hills, asif large masses Of
water formerly had rushed through
all this country, loosening the i'm
mense rocks and heaping them one
upon the other. One peculisrity Of
these rocks is that many Of them are
formed Ike great living monsters.
When we went into tho forest to-
ward |higntfsll. Francois was always
deeply moved. Ii seemed to hin as
though we were amid q crowd Of an
tldiluylan monsters, and he enjoyed
pointing oct 10 me the senblanco to
living forms of these mysterious
shapes. here Millet IN Century.