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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-17

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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-17

Wrapping Paper.
Old Papers for sale at the New MExr-
CAN office.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
TEE UBIQUIToUS SMITHS.
How the Name Spread in Profusion OveE
 the Entire Country.

How the Name Spread in Profusion Ovor
 the Entire Country.
 There is hardly state in the union that has not post office with the name of Smith in it somewhere, says the Bos- hundred postmasters and post office employees named Smith. Illinois kas, for instance, a Smithfeld, Smithdalc, Smithboro, {. Smithshire a SmithsOn and a Smithville. Then there are Smiths creeks, Smiths lords, Smiths ferrys, Smiths mills, Smiths groves, Smiths valleys, Smiths cross roads, Smiths lakes Smiths landings, Smiths corners, Smith rivers, Smiths flats, Smiths ranches. Smithburgs, Smiths basins, Smithtowns, Smiths branches, Smiths roads, Smiths forks, Smiths points, and down in South Carolina, Smiths Turnout-an post offices, too, from Maine to California, and the Lord only knows how many Smith places there are that are not post offices.
 In Michigan there is a Smith in St. Clair county and one in Saginaw; a Smith Corners in Sanilac and Oceana counties; then there are Smiths creek, two Smiths crossings, Smiths siding and Smithville, four of them post offices. Two Smiths in Michigan are postmasters, and among business men there are about one hundred in Detroit in business, twenty-five in Grand Rap ids, twenty-two in the two Saginaws, to only seven in the two Bay Citys. Lansing has four, Kalamazoo eight, Ypsilanti six, Adrian seven, and on down to Adair, a-small town of sixty or sev- enty-five people, where there is one.
 These are the figures of two years ago, and of course they have increased, because the Smiths are prolific and pro- gressive. We are entirely safe in say ing there are upward of fifteen thou sand Smiths in the state of Michigan alone. Tn other states they are propor- tionately numerous. In the national capital, city of two hundred and fifty thousand people, there are over twelve hundred Smiths, Smith ratio of one to two hundred and fifty, not counting the children, and the children are features of the Smith family
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
NAPOLEON'S DREAM.
How the Emperor Preposed to Invade
 England.

How the Emperor Preposed to Invade
 England.
 Napoleon frequently spoke of the in- vasion of England; that he never in- tended to attempt it without a su- periority of fleet to protect the fotilla. This superiority would have been att tained for few days by leading ours out to the West Indies and suddenly re- turning. If the French fleet arrived in the channel three or four days before ours it would be sufficient. The hotilla would immediately push out, accom- panied by the fleet, and the landing might take place on any part of the coast, as he would march direct to Lon don. He preferred, says the Century, the coast of Kent, but that must have depended on wind and weather. He would have placed himself at the dis posal of naval officers and pilots to land the troops wherever they thought they could do so with the greatest se- curity and in the least time. He had one million men, and each of the fotilla had boats to land them. Artillery and cavalry would soon have followed, and the whole could have reached London in three days. He armed the fotilla merely to lead IS to suppose that he in- tended it to fight its way across the channel. It was only to deceive us.
 It was observed that we expected to be treated with great severity in case of his succeeding, and he was asked what he would have done had he arrived in London. rHe said it was difficult question to answer, for a people with spirit and energy like the English were not to be subdued even by taking the capital. He would certainly have sep arated Ireland from Great Britain, and the occupying of the capital would have been a death blow to our funds, credit and commerce. He asked me to say frankly whether we were not alarmed at his preparations for invad- ing England.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
4 Chinese Tea Legend.

There is q strange Chinese legend concerning the tea plant. According to the story, there once lived a very pious hermit who passed the greater part of his time in prayer and vigil& He was, however. unable to keep awake as long as he wished, and often found his eyes closing while he was in the very midst of his devotions. This naturally an- noyed him, and one day in a fit of wrath against this weakness of the flesh, which he seemed unable to over come, he cut off the offending eyelids and east them upon the ground. But his action had been observed by god, who immediately caused tea shrub to spring mp from the spot where the eye lids had fallen. It is in reference to this, according to the legend, that the leaves of the tea plant are shaped like eyelids, fringed with lashes, and pos sess the power of warding off sleep.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
Couldn't Marry on sao,ooo a Year.

No" remarked the young man with a touch of sadness in his voice, it may be that some day happiness will be mine, but at present it is beyond me. There is girl whom I love dearly. She would have ne if only asked her, but I dare not. I really cannot marry and live on e6,00O 8 year." His two friends to whom he spoke looked at him in wonder. For a moment they were speechless-con- sternation and pity depicted on their youthful countenances. But present ly speech returned to them exactly at the same time, and they fairly howled in their excitement: You cannot mar ry on e6, 900 Q year? Why not?' Why nOt?" echoed the youth with the sad voice, which grew still sadder. ''Why, simply because I haven't the G6,00O.' 3 And the mystery was explained.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
NEW YoRK.s POST OFFICE.
Thirty Million Foreign letters Came Iato
 Our CountrY Last Year.

r Our Country Last Year.
 The most interesting details which can be told of the New York post office relate to the amount of business trans acted in each division, for only in this manner can a true idea of the imDor- tance of this office be obtained, says Harper's Young People. I have already given the grand totals. but these are made up of many interesting items. For instance, the international money orders received and certified to Europe in 1891 numbered nearly million, and aggregated nearly sixteen and half millions of dollars. The European coun- try with which the New York post office had the largest transactions through it's money order department was Great Britain, the items amounting to nearly half a million. The Bahamas were at the foot of the list with only ffty-eight items. The total number of items in the registry department was S,273, ,659. Nearly three hundred million items of mail matter were handled by carriers; and the sale of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, etc., amounted to s6,308,- O12.96.
 Nearly 3O,OOO,OOO letters were for warded to and nearly 24, GOO, GOO received. from foreign countries-the New York post office easily handling over three fourths of our foreign mail. We should lose faith in the intelligence of the human race on learning that in this one office O2,398 misdirected and insufii- ciently addressed letters were received, did we not learn at the same time that 5O5, ,074 of these letters were corrected and forwarded by other members of the human race. The items of mail matter handled averaged for each day 930, TOT, and the number of pouches. 0,126: the aggregate for the year being 42S,- 973, $50 letters, and 3 3,77o,45O pouches.
 The postmaster receives a salary of S8,000 year-a very small sum when the business of the office is considered. But then he doesn't have to receive, face, postmarlz, sort and distribute every letter himself. In fact, he doesn't even drive a mail wagon. For he spent S1, ,252, ,93492 in 1891 for clerk hire, and an express company does the carting under contract.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
AN AvERIEo TRAGEDY.
How an English Captain Put Out Fire
 in the Nick of Time.

HOW an EnSIlSh CaDJaAn l'at out TITO
 in the Nick of Time.
 The ''Historical Records of the Forty-Third Light Infantry" the fa- nous regiment which played most important part in English warfare during the last quarter of the eigh- teenth century and the early part of the nineteenth, contains stirring in- cident of the prompt action which averted tragedy, says the Manches- ter Times.
 Worn out with hard march the brig ade under Capt Lloyd approached the convent at Benevente, where the cav airy and reserve still remained. hoping for shelter. They were disappointed. The convent was occupied by several thousand infantry, and the lower gal leries were so densely packed with the horses of cavalry and artillery that it was hardly possible for a man to make his way among them.
 Two of the officers stood looking in at the dubious prospect through the single door that gave ingress and egress. A sudden cry of alarm burst from the lips of one. Look therer' he cried, pointing over the backs of the horses. At that moment one of the inside wooden shutters burst into flame. Mortified, the officers looked at the burning shutter, and realized the hopelessness of the situation. It would be impossible to get the 6,000 men and horses out. and they must stand by and see their comrades perish miserably. There was 10 water near, and if there were, how get at the fire through those densely crowded horses?
 The flames crept upward towards the rafters. "Good heavens! Something must be donew cried Capt. Lloyd. And then with motion to those outside to be quiet, the brave captain leaped on the back of the nearest horse, and stepping from back to back of the ami mals, ran to the blazing shutter, tore it from it's hinges and pitched it from the window. Then he made his way back to the door in the same way as before.
 So quickly was the act performed that even the horses were scarcely dis turbed. The building was saved and there was no panic, which would have been as disastrous as the flames. The captains eyebrows and nustache were scorched, but that was all. And they'll grow again." he said. with a lauph
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
THE NlLOMETER.
4 Queer InsfruDlcnt Used During the An
 nual Overflow Of the Nile.

nual Overflow Of the Nile.
 During the time of the periodical in- undation of the valley of the Nile 8 queer recording instrument, known as the ''nilometer," is hourly and daily consulted by sluggish Egyptian off cer, who, to judge from his motions and actions, cares but very little if the river keeps it's bed or over6ows the whole northern half of the African continent But, as it is the only labor he is forced to perform, and as his bread and cheese usually depend upon proper execution of the duties assigned, the record is taken with scrupulOus accu- racy. This queer and ancient ''ther- mometer of the Nile" Git dates back to S45 A. D. Is situated at the end of the island of Rhoda. It is simply an i'm mense upright Cctagonal pillar stand ing in well-like chamber, surrounded on four sides with strong walls pro vided with arched openings which al- low the rising waters free access to the nilometer. The recording pillar is covered throughout it's length and on all of it's eight sides with cubits and digits nicely divided, painted with great precision, much resembling sec tions of gigantic cheeker-board. There is Q huge staircase leading from above down to the bottom of the cis- tern, in which the nilOmeter stands, the well-worn steps attesting to the immense number of times the instru- ment has been consulted.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
EASILY EXPLAINED.
Just the Kind of Deg for That Particular
 Business.

Just the Kind of Deg for That Particular
 Business.
 Speaking of the dog show" said the man in the slate-colored trousers to a New York Tribune reporter, reminds me of an astonishing proof of canine intelligence which came under my ob- servation in the year 1879. was at that time residing in Binghamton, Broome county, N. Y, and had considerable amount of live stock, some poultry and Q superb setter dog. 1 tell you, he was Q fine animal. never see 8 dog with such gentle ways. Gentlemen, you could have pulled enough hair out of that dog to stuff sofa pillow and he wouldn't a bit bald-headed baby. One day he was running around the yard and somehow playfully snapped the head off a hen. Gentlemen, never knowed how he did 1t, but some how or other the dog found out that she was Q settin' hen, and blamed if the critter didn't go and set on them eggs himself till he matched out nine chickens
 There was a significant silence as the man in the slate-colored trousers fin ished and toyed suggestively with his glass.
 ''How do you explain such remark able occurrence?" at length inquired the man on the end.
 Setter dog. gentlemen" and then the man in the slate-colored trousers strolled away. --1@- -
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
AIR IN SOLID FORM.
Scientists Believe Hydrogen VIII Some
 time Be Shown to Ee Metal.

Scientists Believe Hydrogen VIII Some-
 time Be Shown to Ee Metal.
 Speculation continues to multiply and flourish around the mysterious sub stances which Prof. Dewar lately eX- hibited as solid air, says the Pall Mall Budget. It will be remembered that Prof. Dewar could not himself say whether the frozen mass contained both solid oxygen and solid nitrogen, or solid nitrogen alone with liquid oXy- gen interspersed. Substances which possess the property of retaining liquids in an apparently solid form like gelatine, for instance-are known as ''collids," and it would be hazard ous as yet to assert that nitrogen could belong to this class. It has been sug- gested that the greater volatility of nitrogen might enable the oxygen to be solidifed, though its own evaporation cannot; in this case it ought to be pos sible to solidify pure oxygen by sur rounding it with vessel containing liquid nitrogen, and exhausted in the usual manner.
 A technical contemporary strikes boldly at the climax of these expert ments, and says: If Prof. Dewar con- tinues his researches with the energy and success that have hitherto char acterized them, we do not despair of announcing in few weeks time that a trial casting of liquid hydrogen has been made. and that on qualification and removal from the mold it has been proved to possess fine luster, high tensil strength and sonorous qualities quite in accordance with it's known metallic characfe v
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
ont.of-corrt se.tlenents Pay.

The American Lawyer, legal jour nal published in New York City, tells of a lawyer of that city who secured a fee of S260, ,000; of another who was paid 3250,O0O for his service on ceIe- brated case; while other fees are men toned running from $25, ,O0O to $100, ,0O0 won by lawyers, not by conducting, but by avoiding, litigation. In fact, it is apparent that more money is made nowadays by lawyers who settle eases out of court than by those who put their clients to the expense of itiga- tinn.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-08-23
1" Boston Men,"

Am,ong the Indians of Washington, Ore, and British Columbia, all white men are known as Boston men," and even the wagon road is called Boston hooihut' The Hub is naturally proud of this. It is supposed that the cele- bration of Boston in the vernacular of Indian tribes on the other side of the continent came from the fact that many of the early traders hailed from 2oStou
Evening journal., 1894-02-09
BURIAL oE ANDREW sMIrHERs.


James TomllnsOn is Surprised BY Being
Appointed JanitOr OF the Dover Court
Rouse.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. 9.-The funeral of Andrew
Smithers was largely attended yesterday
The services, which were held at the
house were very impressive Revs w
L S. Murray, T. E Martindale. 4. E..
Terry and Adam Stengle officiated In
terment was made at the old NJ. E
Cemetery.
The janitor of the Levy Court room
aud Court House, about which so much
has been said Of late, especially since the
resignation of James Frazier, who has
held the position for many years was
elected yesterday afternoon. James
Tomlinson, a lifelong Democrat aud a
worthy man was the lucky man. There
we're twenty six applicants for the
place. but the court, by whom the jan.
/ itor is appointed, could not agree on any
one, and as Mr.. Tomlinson's name was
not mentioned until about ten minutes
before the court met, 10 was a great sur
prise, not only to him, but TO the other
/ applicants as we'll The position pays
! from two to three hundred dollars year.
The Levy Court is still settling with
the road overseers and transacting rou
tine business,
About fifty new books have beer
added to the Dover Library.
Evening journal., 1894-02-09
A MILO ARCTIC WINTER.
Good News to the Friends OF MIR. and
Mrs PeRry.

Good News to the Friends OF MIR. and
Mrs. Peary.
A mild weather in the arctic regions,
which will be welcome news to the
friends of Lieutenant and Mrs. Peary,
aud their companions in exile there, Is
indicated by the report Of the British
steamship Tancarville, which reached
Philadelphia yesterday from Sunderland,
England. On January 30. when in lati-
tude 4s north and longitude AZ 30 west,
the officers of the Tsncarville, looking to
the northwest, saw a sea Of drift-ice
extending as far as the eve could reach
and drifting directly into the regular
lanes Of navigation.
So vast was this field Of ice that 1t
was necessary for the Tancarville to turn
her bow to the southwest and to steam
hard for thirty miles before clear water
was again reached The presence 9l
floating ice in that latitude at this period
Of the year is very unusual and indicates
that this has been an exceptionally mild
winter still farther to the north, aud
that as a consequence many icebergs may
be looked for this spring and sumner
Evening journal., 1894-02-09
ABOUT UICOMICO MELONS,

Growers Complain That Railroad Rates
Devour Their Profts-Have Issued a
Circular to Various Railroad Com
panies.
SALISBURY, Nd Feb. 9.-The Fruit
Growers Association have issued a cir.
cular to the railroad companies relative
to the shipping of watermelons. 1t says
that because Of the excessive freight
the melon crop, to nine growers out Of
ten, was an absolute failure, not leaving
enough net the shipping expenses aud
city charges being deducted, to pay for
manure, to say nothing Of cultivation
and use of land even though sold at good
prices II states that at a meeting last
Saturday of truckers and melon-growers
the conclusion was reached that melons
could not be grown and put to market
by rail at living profit.
The sentiment of the meeting was
that the maximum charges ought not to
be over rates and classifications of 1892,
with a proviso that II cars are weighed
there should be no charges for excess OF
weight except the excess over 30. 00C
pounds IN the car, the minimum carload
to be "a 600 pounds, as now.
7. II. Williams, 5 E. GOrdy and George
w Messick are a committee to communi
cate with the various railroads to find IL
they are willing to accede to the wishes
OF the melon gro wers. The growers say
they will not make plans for seeding
their crops till positive assurance Il
granted, and il the replies are unfavora
bic they will send to Baltimore on vessel
to have them reloaded for shipment T.
Pennsylvania
Evening journal., 1894-02-09

60 the wishes OF Democratic senators, with
the view of presenting bill which will
command the solid Democratic vote OF the
senate, but il says that changes made
must be plainly ia the line Of its general
policy of presenting a revenue bill rs near
ly as IL can be doue consistently.
Unquestionably the committee leans to-
ward bill more ON the lines of the Walker
tariff Of 1916 than toward any other sys-
TEN, but a member Of the committee said
it was not true, as had been reported, that
the committee had progressed SO far as to
agree upon the entire schedule nor any
thing like it.
Evening journal., 1894-02-09
In MIR. peekham,. Intere.t.

WAsnISGToN, Feb. Q. 9.-Secretaries Gresh.
am and Carlisle spent some time at the
capitol in The room of the secretary of the
senate, where they met several senators,
with whom they talked concerning the
Peckham nomination. The senators who
met the secretaries were noncommunica-
tive as to the conversation, but some OF
them said enough to other senators TO indi
cate that the secretaries made a strong plea
for party harmony and for having the presi
dent sustained.
They talked especially with the Demo
cratic senator's whose votes are considered
doubtful, and they made the point with
them that as there is a tendency toward so
lidifcation of the Republican vote against
Peckham for political reasons the Demo
Gratis owed il TO themselves and the party
TO stand united for tbs presidents choice.
What effect the interviews had~cannot be
learned
Evening journal., 1894-02-09
Drank Aoonite For whisky.

ELIZABETH, y. j., Feb. 9--P. H. Tracy
of Canau, Conu., visited friends here lie
and Fred Wood of the Aldene hotel, near
Roselle, called on NJ B. Oakley, livery
man. Oakley invited his friends to have a
whisky, but got a bottle Of aconte by mis-
take Each of the men poured out good
drink aud swallowed IL. The burning SEN
sation caused them alarm, and they hur-
red to q drug store a block away. just
as they reached the store Tracy fell dead to
the floo-. The doctors are working on the
other two in what seems TO be a vain en-
deavor to save their lives.
Evening journal., 1894-02-09
A VETERANS VERDICT.
The War is Over. A WelI-known SOL
der, Correspondent and journal
ist Makes a Disclosure.

Indiana contributed her thousands Of brave
soldiers 10 the war, and no state bears bet
ter record in that respect than 10 does. In
literature IL Is rapidly acquiring an
enviable place. In war and literature
Solomon Yewell, well known as a writer IS
sol" has won an honorable position. Dur
Ing the late war he was a member OF Co. ~
Cd. n. Y Cavalry and OF the 18th Indiana IN
fantry Volunteers. Regarding an important
circumstance he writes as follows;
several OF us old veterans here are using
Or. Miles Restorative Nervine, Heart Cure
and Nerve and Liver pills all Of them giving
splendid satisfaction. In fact, we have never
used remedies that compare with them. Ot
the Pills we must say they are tho best COM
binatiOn OF the qualities required in a prep
aration OF their nature we have ever known.
We have none but words OF praise for them.
They are the outgrowth Of new principle IN
medicine, and tone up the system wonder.
fully. We say 70 all, try these remedies,
Solomon Yewell, Marion, Ind, Dec. 3, lef3.
These remedies are sold by all druggists On
positive guarantee. or sent direct by the
Or Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind, on re-
eeipt OF price. 81 per bottle six bottles $, eS-
press prepaid. They positively contain neither
opIates nor dangerous drugs.
Sold by Druggists everywhere,
Evening journal., 1894-02-09
sinlen nlnmnnhs Iiennrereh.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. o. The great
er part II not All of the $4,000 worth Of
diamond rings stolen from II. c. Barnum,
travelling salesman for Schaefer q Doug
lass of New York. at the depot, has been
recovered. Good work by City Marshal
Rice and Inspector Guilty of the local po-
lice force traced the case in which the
rings were packed to the American express
Office at Worcester, where IL had been sent
from this city to T. G.. Davis The thief,
who is known as G. II. Boyd, :. W. Stew
art and several other aliases, has not yet
been captured.