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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-02-01

Parties calling for any of the
above named letters, will please say
advertised" d" If any one should
call for any advertised mail that
had been asked for before, they will
please inform Postmaster of the
fact.
w, h, KELLEY,
Postmaster.
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Why SHE TAKES The OTHER LINE
9Ae Didn't Give the Conductor . Tick Q
But Somethlmg Else. .zas-.F3

0Ae Dadn't Give tho Conductor Q Tick ct
But Something Else.
A pretty girl got on street car the
other day.. and when the conductor
came to her for fare she handed him
what she thought was q folded transfer
ticket which she took out Of her glove.
He rang the register mechanically, and
when he got on the platform looked ct
the check. Then he blushed, says the
Indianapolis Sentinel, and looked ct
the girl, but she was looking out Of the
window. He read the paper again and
forgot to let three old women OF the
car, he was so excited. Thepretty girl
motioned at him to stop the car and he
took of his cap with : stunning bow IS
she left the car. She seemed surprised
but made no remark. When she rot
home she took out her folded car ticket
from her glove and looked 81 II In
amusement. Then she blushed, too.
This Is what she had given the con-
ductor, . bit Of newspaper bearing
these verses:
For you loves own dear land
K OF npsss fair and free;
And II you Wtll-no 1anA
Egg y9n e, .s!a 'css's a:,rsss bliss
sN A44 yoQsWiatr-ao kt8e
OF any love for me-.
She ma the habit of carrying bits Of
sentimental poetry Il her glove; but
no wonder dc conAnotdr wns aatdn-
lshed atnoeiyino - pmAxlpsa : declaaar
fioas She now telree 8na&Aercuu Linz
and he looks n vain tor her.
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-. I. IuLLY, his heirs and assigns:
,o,9 lou are hereby notified that l have cx.
unued the sum of one hundred 1907 dol
l" labor and improvements upon the
=. YOUNG AMERICA
d.tr;ni ue INNING claim, situated in Little Smoky
orser Snlet, Alt9ras county, State Of Idaho, in
yis;orsso 70 nold said premises under the pro-
%S o";rel United States, being the amount re-
inv iHu ~ 70 hold the same for the year end
ton Deecember "e 81, 1892; that your proper
and and z p ,i Inc same is $40. being one tenth;
service - within w m: ninety (9o) days from he
f.;l !. after this notice BY publication You
o. .va VI refuse to contribute your proportion
satl;sa,;o tsIsa expenditure, including costs Of
xill llhaon. haeoon. your interest in said clain
sieneS Seome r the property Of the under
ss32i. 'A '1'e pfovlelonS OF SAID section
r;r,., JOHN GDRNA1.
3lst publicat on. June II. 1Soa
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GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.


10 JOHN ". PLArr, his heirs or assigns:
ou are hereby notified that have ex.
pended the sum of five hundred 500 dol
Ms,I 1ars IN labor and improvements upon the
EEik TRAIL lode mining claim.
situated on the Smoky divide, about TWEEN
y-two miles from ketchum, in Warm
springs Creek mining district. Alturas
tpouiity Idaho, as required by section 1924.
iaed imeVised Statutes of the United States. be-
lug i me amount required to hold the same
M ne .he Years ending December 81, 1887, to
,ba pbecember 81. 1891; that your proportion Of
u;,, NJ. same Is $3.50, being one-half; and if
Ini!in ,ni ninety (9) days from the service Of
,his 'is notice, or within ninety (9) days after
S,so "is notice by publication you fail or re-
srns sase TO contribute your proportion of such
"a aIeilliture as co-owner. your interest III
s,ndo!iin T,d slaiin VIII become the property of the
ssaaat;srsisned saOt;a under the provisions of said
ION Vh Z32i. FRANK J. LEMON.
Aenmhum.. Idaho, July %. 1892.
rifst publication July 80. 1892,
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Z ~ III EHHHEE1l7 - n n
MILLIONS. IN SILVER.
PhNaAeaphls Mint Vault Opened After
HAVING Been Locked Three Ysars.

PhllaAeaphls Mint Vault Opened AFTER
tHaNtng Been Locked Three Ysars.
The huge vault at the mint, known
as vault C, in which has been sealed up
for nearly four years 50,0oo,0o0 of
standard silver dollars, was opened a
few. days ago, and the long and
laborious task of counting this big
amount of money was begun. AS the
occasion was deemed one OF impor-
tance, says the Philadelphia Times,
there was observed some little formal
ity. DR.. Caleb Whitehead had come on
from Washington to represent stfre
mint bureau; Frank Sartori represented
Superintendent Townsend, and w L.
Bosbyshell, Col. Bosbyshell's son, rep
resented the former superintendent.
William E. Morgan, United States
treasury examiner, was also present.
United States Treasurer Daniel N.
Morgan, who, with his son, happened
to be in this city, and accompanied by
Maj. Woman, witnessed the breaking
of the seal and afterward made tour
of inspection Of the mint.
Maj. c. Fl. Townsend; ;icashier of the
mint, having been given the combina-
tion of the vault, proceeded to open
the door. This was easily accomplished,
but when the inner door was reached
some difficulty was experienced, as
even after the combination lock was
manipulated the door refused to open,
the bolts from long disuse sticking
fast. .s.
This was soon overcome, however,
entrance was finally effected and the
assembled officials stepped within the
inclosure where lay piled up millions.
On the inside door, fastened by sealing
wax, was: a sheet Of foolscap paper con-,
tanning the statement that $SS, ,000, 900
had been placed there on FebruAry7.
1890, with Maj Meline, of the treasury
b. F. Butler, of the mint bureau, and
James c. Eyster, of the mint, present,
and that, further, 81, ,000, 900 more had
been sealed up on May 26, 1901.
The vault emitted damp, musty
odor when opened. Under the glare of.
the electric light the great wealth Of
stored silver was visible. There it lay
in bags just as it had been placed.
There were $4,000 bags, each contain
ing $1,000 in shining coin. These bags
were piled up one on top Of the other.
the topmost almost reaching the
arched ceiling of the, vault, nearly:
nine feet high. The whole mass had
been arranged in different Stacks,
The first stack was thirteen bags high
and eight across. just in the rear Of
this was second stack, while still
further bac k loomed up third. This.
though, represents only one section OF
the vault. Altogether there are. nine
The weight of this great amount of
silver is 1855, 900 pounds avoirdupois,.
and the tremendous pressure of the,
upper bags upon the lower had caused
q number of the latter to burst, caus-
ing their glistening con tents to spread
out upon the foor.7 "A
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A woMAN's MAIL ARMoR.

The Strange Garment Worn By Califor-
nla Adventures.
The story Of the achievement OF
Maria Bensley has become familiar
through the recent attempts at settle
ment Of the Bensley estate in San
Francisco. The story of the woman's
personality, as related by the Exam
liner, is more remarkable. AS one evi-
dence of her peculiarities it may be
cited that she wore coat of mail The
woman was the wife of John Bensley,
once financial power in San Francis
co. When he failed and fed. after-hid-
ing his property. to escape his credit
ors, she remained to fight them, and
proved herself diplomat. After sew
eral transfers she got hold Of the
Bensley property, in turn disposing of
it to q fictitious woman, from whom
she had no trouble in securing power
Of attorney. "Mrs. De Tarente" she
called this fictitious woman, and, need
less to say, when Mrs. Bensley desired
TO dispose of any property Mrs. De
Tarente never dissented. While Bens-
ley was away his wife found herself in
many trying situations, and when she
became widow her peace of mind was
still disturbed by the opportunities of
creditors and their recourse to the law.
Mrs. Bensley traced her pedigree back
to noble families that never existed,
and her pride was based on titles that
were never bestowed. She had few
confidantes and the enemies her hus-
band had acquired readily transferred
their attention to her. She was wor-
ried, and looked it. She grew thin and
feeble, but lost no whit of her pluck.
One day Mrs. Bensley was dining at
the Pleasantop when q message was
brought to her. She read it, gasped
and tainted. As she fell from her
chair she struck the floor with clang.
People who raised the attenuated
form wondered at it's weight. When
medical attention was called the mys-
terry was explained. g Inclosing the
woman's body was coat of mail,
stee1-linked and bullet proof. In her
contentious and her scheming to keep
creditors from getting their dues she
had learned to fear vengeance. 1t is
believed that until death Mrs. Bensley
wore eher armor. When stricken with
heart disease she was still in the
midst of legal fight. still maintain
ing her frauds, and had as much
reason as ever to believe herself in dan
ger of violence II
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IS THERE A SIXTH sENsE7

The Experience OF Instinct That Guides
Members Of tho Brute Creation.
1t is more frequently question in
the case of birds than in that of ami
mails, says Pearson's Weekly, whether
they depend upon the sense of sight in
finding their way in fight, or follow
some sixth sense" unknown to us.
An observation recently reported from
the west of Scotland has direct bear
ing on this point One day there was
a dense fog covering the water and
concealing all the shore. A naturalist
was out in a boat, and twice he rowed
to the shore directly opposite the point
where he wished to land. He was en-
tirely at q loss as to the points of the
compass IN TINS prculcamenr he no.
ticed that several rocks belonging to
roOkeries near were compelled to wait
on the shore with him until the fog
lifted and they were able to get their
bearing by sight. 1t will be answered
by certain class of naturalists that
the rook is 40 far domesticated as to
have lost the instructive faculty. Is it
not enough to admit that it has ac-
quired experience, and, relying more
upon this and less upon the strength
Of vision, the bird has lost somewhat
of it's perceptive power?
Along with this observation of the
rocks comes another equally interest
ing from the same source. A party of
sportsmen were rowing in the middle
of a Scotch loch. NeAr them was made
a track in the water. which was sus-
pected to be that Of salmon swim
ming with his back fin above the sur.
face. The creature was intercepted,
and found to be a mole making a
straight line across the water. To see
if its straight course were accidental.
the mole was lifted from the water in
scoop and tossed in the air. When it
fell in the water again it was heading
in different direction. The first thing
the animal did was tochanfe its course
and then pursue direct line. The
experiment was repeated with the
same result It is hard to make out
how a creature swimming so low in
the water could be guided by sight |
Hvtsion served in this case why might |
it not serve the same purpose in the
case Of bird? On, on the other hand,
if birds enjoy sixth sense" does not |
the mole share the gift with them?
And Il the mole, why not other animals |
-oven man?
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Happy Character Drawing.

A writer in Scribner's has The butler
in MUD when he records his impress
sions in the episode subjoined. That
mixture of conscious self-importance
and settled melancholy which gives
the butler an austere and formal look
like boss undertaker's is admirably
noted with free hand: II run9 and
brought the desired Luptoq. He had
been with us only q few days, but / had
noticed that lie was possessed with :
deeper gloom than is usual even with
his class. He borc the afternoon tea
quite rs II it were the cremsted re-
maine of the most valued memher Of
the family and had . secrifeial sort Of
way Of Offering mp breakfast and din,
uer." - =, ..aas II
Lord Hannel. the distinguished Eng
lish judge whose death was recently
snnounced, was known - : very stern
and strict ruler of his coart; Nd. man
dsssd saks liberty With. Aar1. md hs
wAs nsysr known TO- he Ihnaxsd but a.
one oceaaiou. A tqryraAs Aesed j.
deep upuxpipe, SERIOUS 4p1 ao4ca94
ii expression. .stqp4 ape md elens3 aJ
eanpt3dhs from aeettee % tln3 ~ - ~
~ dect1tx lit4a1 Set6 - u = 4la11(Sr4k2N
ktnl1ennnaxMhlDh g .tl6s hte0oo6
1e4h;i eqaA. eGa1l sob
t1eseqg1eeslp rnRly q ~ 1aQo
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consented to be accompanied wherever
he went by IN officer OF police. he
might have consented to this degrad-
ing condition, says one biographer, Tor
her sake; but no sooner did his mother
hear of it than she herself forbade him
to come to her, and she expired in the
last days of 1852, blessing him with her
d wing breath.
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AGRICULTURE OF THE ANclENrs


Grain and Vegetables Raised by the Clin
Dweuera. eEz A. .
In the wilds of Colorado and Arizona
are found extensive ruins of habita-
tions, which, from having been built
in the face, of steep cliffs, have re-,
ceived the name of cliff dwellings,,
These ruins, says the American Agri-
culturist, have lately been explored by
scientists, and in them have been
found numerous human mummies.
These people were of ordinary stature,
well formed and had hair of a blonde
color, which goes to show that they
were not like the red Indians of the
present day. They knew the art Of
spinning and weaving, the making Of
ornamental :cepking utensils, and the
art of brick making. But what is Of
still greater interest they raised corn,
cotton, beans pumpkins, and other
vegetables. That these crops were
raised by them is indisputable, as I
have seen great Quantities of each
that were taken in q dried state from
their dwellings It is interesting to
note the great Improvement in the
va "A Va VAO - RAO9SAAb00y VSCI tu0I WAlC1A
was raised by the cliff dwellers. The
corn of the latter was very small, both In
the kernel and in size OF the ear. This
contrast goes to prove what q wonder
full effect human selection aud good
cultivation can produce on plant life.
There were found in these cliff DWELL
ings robes made Of feathers, also
blankets made of wool and cotton.
children's toys and crutches for the
use of some invalid. Where these peo-
pie came from is q question archaeology
is not yet able to answer But that
they were an agricultural people adj
mits of no doubt, and that they were
surrounded by hostile tribes is also
evident, as they were forced to take
refuge in their almost inaccessible
abodes on the steep cliffs G2
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TheK1xsponr 10 III, cold representative
Of the Great Upper Weed River, ee~tooth
and Smoky mining regions, and toeaaed
as It is in the very heart of thg lnost feoa!-
ising mining country on the face of the
earth, and lesyiag aching ppdone - pre-
sent its readers complete synepsis Of ~
mining news and Developments as ven -
matters of local importance in sna<scue
Ketchum, it is an invaluable guide For cap
ital and informant to the settler Of every
craft and position. Subscribe sfor it, rea6
it, and let your friends read It.
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: r.l,s.a.s & H. sAaA.

Among the nun1erous talismAna
which the shah " Persia carries with
him on his travels 10 4 circle ct amber
which fell from Heaven in Mahomet'a q
time and renders the wearer invulAer-
able,ae casket of gold which makes
him invisible at will and star which
Is potent to make conspirators In
stantlY confess their crimes. But that
talisman Of good health ana morals,
the bathtub, the sh6h does not carry
sbout, says the Verdi. In plaoe there
81 he has Walls OF Araby odprs with
which he perfumes his. royal carcass.
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. Of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Region.

fatal to others. They are experts in
the use of the bow and arrow, with
which they kill their game and also
defend themselves from the bears and
wolves by which they are often at
tackled. In the long winter nights
they amuse themselves by playing
cards and chess. Their chessmen,
which they form from the teeth of wild
animals. are deliberately carved in the
most curious patterns H
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A RICH INDIAN TRIBE.


One CenAitioa In which IL Pays TO Hav,
Large Family.
Located near Arkansas City, Ark.
are the Osages, probably the riches
tribe Of Indians in the world. They
number about three hundred men
women and children, each of whom re
ceives from the government between
three hundred and four hundred dol
lars annuity in interest on the pur
chase price OF lands sold many year.
ago. In addition to this they derive 8
good income from the rent of land or
the reservation now occupied by them
most of is being used by cattlemen fol
grazing purposes. They are negotiat
ing for the sale of the reservation, OF
that part of it which they do not wish
to retain to be divided in severalty.
Many of the Osages, says the Wash
ington Star, are highly educated, and
some Of them enjoy all the luxuries 'oi
modern civilization. There are sev
eral magnificent residences on the lit
tie reservation. Probably the most
imposing Of these is that Of Franl
Denoya, just completed. It is splen'
didly finished and furnished through
out. 1t is provided with hot and cold
water baths, and all other appoint.
ments that are to be found in the bet
ter class Of city homes. Servants are
employed to do all Of the housework,
and an accomplished teacher is kept to
instruct the female members OF the
family in music and other accomplish
ments of polite society. AS fast as the
children complete the primary course
Of education they are sent to the best
schools in the country to receive in
struction in the higher branches.
While Mr.. Denoya is still a compara-
lively young man, he has family OF
twelve children, each of whom receives
over thirty dollars q month from the
general government. In addition to
this they receive rental for twelve
hundred acres of grass land. He has
inclosed and under cultivation one
hundred and sixty acres of fine val
ley land for each member Of his family,
which earns q yearly rental of three
dollars per acre. His income from all
sources amounts to more than twelve
thousand dollars per annum. He has
not dollar of tax to pay, and his chill
dren are educated without cost to him.
While there is every inducement for
the Osages to raise large families, the
tribe is steadily decreasing in num-
bers, and it will be, it is said, but a
short time after they take their allot-
ment in severalty and break up tribal
relations before the race will be ex-
tinct. They do not work, and those
who have not improved their oppor-
tunity to adopt the mode of living of
their well-to-do white brothers are
vagabonds. The trade of the Osages is
much sought after by merchants Of
towns in the surrounding country.
Before the opening Of the Cherokee
strip it all came to Arkansas City,
which was the nearest trading point:
but now no less than three towns have
been started whose only excuse for
their existence is their nearness to the
Usage reservation = -. - 2 sftsS
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saas shot 4 /. weas nridss.

In England = few. weeks sgo Ger
tain iron bridge Of one Of the railways
was suspected of being unsafe. It
looked all right, but there were
some reasons why the managers were
afraid Of It They could not decide
themselves, and they sent up to Lon-
don for q famous engineer to come and
look it over. He came, and was puz-
1led, too, until he thought of way to
tat. Hs took = kodak and made !
pioturs Of the bridge with 10 train
npm II Thsn hs kept his oszsera In
position and waited fqr : faet treja 10
come Pretty soon a express came
thnndetine o., and lust = tie big Ia
eo1hotiv9 strqck talo 1dre Aj p1ilsd
opsA. tbe ill1 6'aa1 ~ rs 6ei5o,66d -
TIM - - 1san 11 SIS sGf11 61s1
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ANCIENT WORKERS in GLASS.

Productions Four thousand YenrA Old
I. Show High Ordsr Of Artistic Taste.
/ The glass blowers of ancient Thebes
are known to have been rs proficient
in that particular art as is the most
scientific craftsman Of the same. trade
Of the present day, after q lapse Of
forty centuries of so-called progress. -
They were we'll acquainted with the
art of staining glass, says the. st.
Louis Republic, and are known to
have produced that commodity in
great profusion and perfection. Ros-
sellini gives an Illustration of piece
of stained glass known to be four thou
sand years old which displayed artistic
taste. OF high order, both in tint and
design. In this case the color is struck
through the vitriHed structure, and he
mentions designs struck entirely in.
pieces from q half to three-quarters Of
an inch thick, the color being perfectly
incorporated with the structure Of the
piece, and exactly the same on both
the diverse and reverse sides. The
priests OF P'tah at Memphis were
adopts in the glassmakers' art, and
not only did they have factories Tor
manufacturing the common crystal
variety, but they had learned. the
vitrifying Of the different colors and Of
initiating precious stones to perfec-
tion. Their limitations Of the anne
thyst and Of the various other colored
gems were so trnes to nature that even
now after they have lain in the desert
sands from two to tour thousand years
it takes an expert TO distinguish the
genuine articles from the spurious. 1t
has bees shown that besides being ex-
perts in glassmakiqg and coloring they
used also the diamond in cutting and
engraving. In the British museum
there is beautiful piece of stained
glass with IN engraved emblazonment
Of the monarch Thothmes III, who
lived thirty-fom hundrsd years ago.
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Iusse4de parts OF 6abefia there are
vasidds t<ibes who iive prinsipellr 20
what they can obtain by hunting.
During several mouths of the year the
hills and plains a10 covered with = deep
ssnow aad The only waY tia peopas ca
travel from one place to another r ~
means Of sledges drawn by dogs and
reinllejF. Tho iabebttaate o. this
sa9io9Aze strong and Aardy, eaDeAle
~ ming hardsAips thst yoald -
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WHAT IS GOING on TO-DAY.

woman's Hospital ninth anniversary FoFty-ninth-
st and Fourth-ave.. 2.@o D. m
Dock Commissioners meeting.
Kings County Sunday-school convention, Marcy
Avenue Baptist Church.
Coney Island Fire Department ball, West Brighton
evening.
Princeton club Hotel Brunswick. $50 p. m.
Alurnnae Of Woman's Law Class. University or
the city Of New-York. 40 10 West Forty-ihiri-st.'
SIS =. IN.
The Rev. j. Il. Manning before MONDAY prayer
meeting. No. ll3 Futon-st.
Five Points Mission anniversary. Carnegie Music
Hall. y.
Columbia college students meeting. Law School
Building. p. M
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni. Clarks. p. m.
Annual reception Of Messiah Home for. 'hiIdT'n'
no. Rutherford Place. y. m.
Fair IN all - summer Home Of Church OF In
carnation. 80. 81 West Sovcn'y-hfth-st. p m
Rice Post presentation OF nag TO Grammar school
No. ~, l.30 y.
Young Mems Association, Congregation Aha"ath
Chesed FIny-nfth-st. and LeNngton-ave.. p. m.