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The herald., 1894-03-31
the OLD VALENTINE.
of the hvaono years.

a souvenir of the bygonc years,
Breathing old odors faint as musk
Which roses spill in dew and dusk;
It's blazoned pages dulled by tears;
Its faded Cupid dropping low,
With broken wing and rusty bow;
A leaf of life turned old and scar,
Yet still she holds it sweet and dear,
For love embalms each simple line
OF that old, faded valentine.
She pores upon the cherished page
But fair as in the long ago.
To such as she what matters age,
Whose love is ageless, and whose truth
Makes in her soul eternal youth?
Still unforgotten kisses thrill
With rapture her swift pulses; still
She cries: How bright this world would bs
Could you, o Love, come back to me,
AS once my own and only mine,
My bonny knight and valentinel
1.-THE fault was mine-oh, hapless fatel--
To learn our needs and blame too late,
When prayers and tears cannot atone
For wrong and sorrow dealt our OWNS
But, 10, a tread of eager feet
Presages something strange and sweet
He comes, forgiven, to forgivel
"Sweetheart, to love that is to live,
And love like ours can never die"
Nor need to voice her hearts replyl
More eloquent the dumb, dear sign
OF that long treasured valentine.
New York Ledger.
The herald., 1894-03-31

IL by the New York clearing houHe
agreement. The other lines were not
willing to grant this, however, and q
meeting OF the advisory committee was
called for the afternoon to consider the
request OF the Union Pacific. 1t reached
no definite conclusion, however, and the
meeting adjourned until tomorrow. The
Atchison declared itself discontented
with the portion allowed 1t. but declared
the association must reach definite
understanding with the Union Pacific
before the Atchison would consider it
self bound by the agreement. 1t is,
however, willing to observe all condi-
tiOns provided the Union Pacific matter
is Settled.
The herald., 1894-03-31
Silver for Enrope.

New YoRK, March 30.-The steamer
Eruria will take out tomorrow 0,O00
ounces of silver.
The April interest of the Northern
Pacific certificates outstanding is ST.
962, ,0O0, series A and B, out of a total
authorized issue of $5.0OO,000, will be
passed next Monday. A majority of the
holders of the certificates are willing to
extend them, and the receivers are now
awaiting an order from the court to
complete the negotiations.
The herald., 1894-03-31
sEET.

A plump little foot as white as the snow,
Belonging to rollcking, frolicsome Joe,
In a little red sock. with q hole in the toe,
And hole in the heel as we'll.
a trim little foot in trim little shoe,
Belonging TO sixteen-ycar-old Miss Sue,
And looking us if it knew just what to do,
And do it in a way that would tell.
A very large foot i'll a homely array,
Belonging to Peter who follows ths dray,
So big that Il sometimes IS in its own way
And moves with tho speed of snail
All! a very big thing is the human foot,
In dainty made shoe or in clumsy boot,
SO tits well there are various tastes to suit,
And that fashion can't always prevail
Tho plump little foot---a beautiful sight
And the trim little foot. so taper and slight,
And tho very large foot, though much of q
fright,
Arc travelling all the Same road.
And it matters but little how small or how
great,
So they never grow weary of paths that are
straight,
And at last walk in at the golden gate
OF the city whose bui!deris is God.
-Evangelist.
The herald., 1894-03-31
NO CoNoEssIoN GRANTED.

Themselves For a Strike.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 3O.-Ths
grievance committee from the various
divisions of the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia railroad, aitera week Is
consultation with the receivers regard
ing the protest against 10 per cent cut
in wages, adjourned without receiving
the concession. The employees have re-
tanned an attorney, who will investigate
The books Of the company, and they will
not accept the cut without a fight. A
strike is anticipated.
The herald., 1894-03-31
EMTGRANr TRAFFIC.

The Question Debated by tho Weatern
Passenger Line Representatives..
ClHcAGo. March 3O.-.lhe western pas.
Henger lines met this morning TO con-
slider the question of emigrant business
which the lines claim has been badly
iemoralized by the action of the Union
Pacific and Northwestern. The Atchi-
lcn was represented. The Union Pacific
llaimed it had not been allowed suffi-
Ilent portion OF the emigrant business.
Laa wsntsd more than was set aside for
The herald., 1894-03-31
CRISP DECLINES.
He Refuses to Accept tho Senatorship


He Refuses to Accept tho Senatorship
from Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ca, March 30.-Governor
Northen has received telegram from
Speaker Crisp declining the appoint
ment to the senate on the ground that
party considerations force him to re-
main in his present position.
In his telegram, Speaker Crisp says a
very large majority OF the Democratic
members of the house have united in
the request that he continue to serve as
speaker, and although deeply grateful to
the governor and although sacrificing a
cherished ambition, sense OF duty
compels him to decline the appoint
The herald., 1894-03-31

ChRmberlain's Cough Remedy gives
the best satisfaction Of any cough medi--
cine handle, and as seller leads all
other preparations in this market.
recommend it because it is the best
medicine ! ever handled for coughs,
colds and Group. a. w. BALDRIDaE,
Millersvile, Ill. For sale by @. f. Helm
zeman, 222 North Main, and OF &
Vaughn, Fourth and Spring streets.
The herald., 1894-03-31
nInhest.

Writers Of comic plays are said to have,
as a rule, very good conceit of them
selves. But one of them objected never
theless when an ardent admirer compared
him with Shakespeare.
"You mustn't do that" said the dram
atist.
"Why not?"
"Well, Shakespeare had his way of
writing, you know, and l have mine. -
Youths Companion.
The herald., 1894-03-31

In the aIedical museum, Washington,
there are two sralis all cracked up like
a couple Of c3sgshells that have been
knocked together. They formerly be-
longed to couple. Of Norfolk negroes
who butted each other to death because
woman couldn't decide which of the
two she liked the better,
The herald., 1894-03-31

1t is seldom that wood which has
grown more than 1900 years before the
Christian era is used in the construction
of present day residence, and yet this
really happened recently in Edinburgh,
wheIe mantSlpiece was fashioned from
wood said ~ an g. 600 years old.
The herald., 1894-03-31
Sweet Indifference,

Chappie-Jalnesi
His Man-Yessir.
Chappie-I have letter TO write.
What yeah is this?-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The herald., 1894-03-31
In l.usiuras.
Housekeeper-You are in business

Housekeeper-You are in business,
ire you?
Tramp-Yes, mum. I'm a specula-
tor, mum, but | amt no Wall street
shark, no indeed, mum. My business is
legitimate.
You don't look it,"
Its true though, mum. I've pu;
away a cent Columbian stamp, and
now I'm waitin fer rise. New York
Weekly.
The herald., 1894-03-31
AmerIenn 1sepubl.cnn Lsacna rannna.

American Itepubiican League BANQUET.
PITTsBURe, March 3O.-The banquet
OF the American Republican league at
the Monongahela on April 9th will
probably surpass any similar gathering
held in this city. The speakers OF the
evening will be Hon. Thomas b. Reed
of Maine, Hon. w. B. Allison OF Iowa
and Hon. j. @. Burrows of Michigan.
The herald., 1894-03-31

Less Than Manufncturor's Cost.
Shirts, neckwsar, etc. 1d6 N. Spring st.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17

1t Is the common understanding
among Americans that the women Of
China have dwarfed feet From the time
that China was opened to explorers
books Of travel, and especially school
textbooks, have been filed with descrip-
lions Of the dreadful agony to which
Chinese women were subjected to make
their feet small. According to these
stories and according to the popular be-
lief in America, the feet Of Chinese girl
babies arc put in congresses until their
growth has been stunted.
Travellers in China have described the
attempt Of Chinese women to walk rs
something very painful. No one would
be shocked at Mrs. Yang JUS pedestrian
style. II is true, the interpreter Of the
legation tells me, that in the southern
provinces of China women's feet are
dwarfed, bat it is only in the southern
provinces that small feet are considered
a mark Of ~aristocracy.
Mrs. Yang jus feet were never put
through the dwarfing process. Neither
are the feet Of her children undergoing
that painful operation. The little tots
run about the legation halls freely, and
on the day when / was there one Of them
took a long peep at me through the door
way Of the reception room when / was
not supposed to be looking in that direc-
ton. This little fellow was dressed in
the gaudy silks which are en- ~invariable
feature Of the Chinese custom. Wash
ington Star.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17


The springbok Of South Africa mi
CRATE in vast herds, moving in a COM
pact body and carrying everything be-
fore them. If a flock Of sheep be in the
line Of march-as it sometimes happens
lit is surrounded, enveloped. and be-
comes, willingly or unwillingly, part Of
the army. An African hunter tells the
strange story Of seeing a lion Ia the
midst Of the antelopes, forced to Join
the march. It is supposed that the hon
had sprung too far for his prey, that
those upon whom he alighted recoiled
sufficiently to allow him to reach the
ground, and then the pressure from both
TANKS and the rear prevented him from
escaping from his strange captivity.
If the springbok travels in such ar
mics, how can those in the middle and
rear find food9 In this wise: Those in
the front ranks, after they have eaten
greedily Of the pasture, gradually fall
out Of the ranks to rest, while the hun
cry ones IN the rear come up, and so the
columns are ali the while changing
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17

Eivirn and Eimira Fife Of Pctcrboro, n. ~.
Are Entitled 60 the Honor.

Elvirn and Elmira Fife Of Pctcrboro, n. A.,
Arc Entitled 20 the Honor.
At Peterboro, N. H, live Elvira and
Elmira Fife who claim to be and prob
ably are tho Oldest twins living. Next
August they will be SO. at the age Of
IA they entered the employ Of a local
manufacturing company, and for 0years
they remained ON its pay roll, the max
imum wages earned being 90 cents per
day and the minimum u cents for three
days labor.
A Boston Journal reporter recently
visited them.
us It truo you have never ridden on
q railroad train?' queried he.
1T Is, +" was tho reply, land, what is
more, " said both in one voice, 1--WE new
CT viii. Although the Boston and Maine
railroad has run cars within 10 rods Of
u door ever since they built the road
into this town, we have never yet enter
ed a car. We came pretty nea it at one
time A few years ago some Of the
toWnspeoplo wished US to take q ride in
the cars, and we came so near it that we
went to the depot, but backed out be-
fore we got aboard.
Nor have these ladies ever entered a
theater, aud very rarely did they enter
society, and in all their lives they have
been separated but 20 hours at any one
interval, and when Elvira was taken i'll
and it was for a few days Thought she
could not recover Elmira was nearly era
~ and threatened to commit suicide IL
her sister was taken away
II don't wish to live if the old wom-
an, 4" as they always call each other, lis
taken away"
The strong resemblance between them
is still as prominent as ever. One great
popularity about these women has been
that, although living in the same house
and eating from the same table, they
have always lived separately-thas is,
each has cooked her own meal. If one
had a boiled dinner, the other had a
boiled dinner, and it was not cooked in
the same pot either. If one had a turkey,
the other would buy a little larger one,
and so in everything they We'd with
each other to SEQ who would live the
better.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17
CONSTRUCTION OF A PAIR OF EARS.
A Remarkable Feat In Surgery Performed
by a Paris Physician.

A Remarkable Feat In Surgery Performed
by a Paris Physician.
At the Bicetre hospital, In Paris, the
we'll known surgeon, M. Landry, per-
formed a curious operation on q work
man Of Belgian nationality. The Bel
gian, It appears, got drunk and was TAX
en- to the police station at GENTLY when
In a state Of utter helplessness. While he
was in the cells another drunkard, anne
chanical engineer named Maohant, was
brought In in a state bordering ON dolir-
ium tremens. Machant was in a terribly
excited state, and he attacked his fellow
prisoner with extraordinary ferocity,
striking him, and, horrible to relate,
biting of both his ears
When he came to himself, Machant
became very ponitent and asked to DO
taken to the bedside Of his victim, who
was now in the Bicetre hospital, in or
der 10 ask his forgiveness DR.. Landry,
who was there, said:
SHOULD you like to give him back
his earsi'
Certainly, said the man
'"Thon, " said the doctor, ''let me cut
a couple Of small slips of flesh nom
your arm, and it can DO done"
The man consented, and tho doctor
did as he had suggested The pieces of
flesh he shaped as well as he could to
the likeness Of ears and joined them TO
the wounded places According 10 the
latest accounts, the operation has been
q complete success. London Answers
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17


ia pour8 The black p0fiionof the CON.
grcgabon. "a 80 composed Tor the most
part Of women. They are ~eoreeously
arrayod ia silks and oottona Of the most
~bowildering brilliancy. with golden boo-
hive shaped Ornamental in their oars and
twists Of gold about their nocks. end an
are beaming and smiling with tho ut.
most c~onplacency and self satisfaction
With a great many of them The FIRST
duty Is to take of their boots or shoos
Small wonder, for half ~ them are In
the habit Of trudging 30 OF 90 miles a
day barofooted to and from market,
and tho other half, II they do not use
their feet 20 hardly, at any rate never
confne them.
Poor OF wanting In proper pride in-
deed must be that woman who cannot
raise a pair Of boots or shoes for Sunday
usoi 1T means agony, You may conceive,
to keep pinched up in stih leather o pair
Of feet used to free, untrammeled move
mont, but II has to be borne, and e e
borne-for a few minutes. It 10 man
aged thUus On tho road to church q halt
is made at about 500 yards distance
from the building for the purpose Of put
ting on the boots OF shoes, which have
been hitherto held Ia The hands. Church
is then hobbled into and the boots or
shoes taken of, TO be again put on as
the service draws to close. Church is
then hobbled out Of, and at a respecta-
bic distance from It the instruments Of
torture are again got rid Of, not to be-
put on again for a week.-An the Year
Round.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17
The PuIlmap Side:

st. Paul Pioneer Press: There
is a prevalent impression
in which the Pioneer Press has
shared, that there was some sub
stantial foundation for the COM
plant Of the Pullman strikers that
their wages had been unnecessari-
ly cut down last fall. The compa-
ny's side of the story puts quite
another face of the matter. In
consequence of the general col
lapse of all kinds of business, after
the panic last summer, a great
number of factories were closed, or.
if they "a at all, were compelled to.
reduce the number of thoir hands
and their wages. The Pullman
Company's business shared in the
general contraction, but they und-
ertook to keep all their 5000 hands
ut work if they would accept re-
duced wages for six months, which
they did. At the end Of the six
months, finding the conditions un-
changed and that they were opera
ting at a considerable loss, the
company informed its employees
that they were unable to advance
their wages, but would still keep
them at work at the reduced wa
ges- This offer would probably
have been accepted but for the
walking delegate. The men we're
induced to refuse the offer. They
demanded a restoration Of their
old wages before the cut. The
company declined TO do this, In
forming the men that they would
prefer to close the works entirely
rather than run at the large loss
which would be involved. The
men went out and the company
simply closed their works. Then
came Debs and Howard and sup
ported the demand of tho strikers,
threatening to boycott the Pull
man cars and TO tie up al the
ods using them unless this
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17

A"N "||NNN""NNN "| - Won Who rarely rs
capped 2 wataty Grave,
When te water rushed into ms lungs
and stomach. 30 iolt for en- the world
Ike d plcurisy pain, which has also
given me a iusslo "a later years. but
was owe in a second. writes q man who
was once nearly drowned Then my
body settled quietly to tho bottom. and
my arms fell limp By my side IN my
half conscious condition i could $50 an
my relatives and acquaintance crowd
ing about me and looking down ON mo
with fearful facea All the events AZ
seemed. Of my career passed slowly In
review, and the good, bad and indiHer-
emit acts stood out before me ia bold ro-
lief I knew / yves drowning and re-
member thinking, why. this is not 80
hard, after allr'
! wondered where my body would be
found and shuddered at the thought that
It might never be found. j aleo won
derod whether or not my companion had
become alarmed and run awey and left
me 70 my fate, or whether he was div.
ing here and there to find mo Then I
pictured my burial and how che clods
would resound @ my coffin when II was
lowered into the grave, and my fate
would be pointed out TO other boys By
anxious mothers o. q waning.
At the next stage I could hear bells
softly ringing IA the distance. together
with little tinklings and chirrups sound
ing in my ears Then I began to SEQ
pretty picturea The colors Of the rain
bow danced before my eyes and inter-
mingled and formed into all sorrs Of
odd shapea I had no pain and no fear
Of what was expected to follow. ] seem
ed to be enchanted at the scene before
me. Everything was light and calm
and moved about without any visible
impelling force. It was like looking
into a large mirorr with every beautiful
thing that the most vivid imagination
could conjure mp revealed thereby.
The last stage that / entered increas-
cd the beauty Of the surroundings. All
d~iscordant noises ceased and were super
seeded by the softest sweetest music that
could be thought Of. Apparently / had
been transported to a place flooded with
bright, calm sunshine. It was neither
too hot nor too cold, but seemed like a
clear autumn day. Then / seemed to
rise from the ground and float OFF into
space like thistle down. Higher and
higher 1 went until / seemed to look
down ON the world from a great height
and then came a blank.
Tho next thing 1 knew Twas lying on
the raft with my companion looking
down on me with a pale face.-New
York Journal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17


A number OF business announcements
are to be found at Pompeii, that brisk
little city to whose daily life the energy
Of Vesuvius has lent a kind Df immor-
tally. 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 to
captivate customers, rewards for lost OF
stolen property, houses for sale or to be
lot and other things Of that sort.
We learn from one announcement
that a glass Of wine could be got for 1
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 tho writ
er. Whether she was the laundress or
the owner Of tho tunio must be left IN
decided, but It seems at least that she
was in the habit Of marking up her
washing account on the walls Of her
house.
There are several such inscriptions on
the same wall of this particular house,
all dated-the goth Of April, a tunic
and pallium; on the 7th of May, an ar
ticle which need not be particularized,
while on the day following two tunics
are scored. -Macmillan's Magazine.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17

The Princess Hodwig Radzivill, who
died in Nice a few weeks ago, gave up
the opportunity Of e brilliant life and
marriage TO become a Sister Of Mercy
Until the time Of her serious illness she
had been the head Of ST. Joseph's hospi-
tai, Ia Potsdam, Germany The pin-
cess was a member Of the famous Polish
Radzivin family, whose representatives
have obtained high places IN Germany,
Austria and Russia The old Emperor
William fell in love with a daughter Of
the house, then a member Of the Prus-
sian court, and for Eve years resisted
threats and entreaties m the part Of his
family In his determination TO marry
her. He finally gave in, however, and
married a princess Of the house Of SAKE
Weimar, but never forgot his first love
His favorite adjutant mp to the time Of
his death was q Radzivill, tho nephew
Of the woman who had won his heart
home L5ssv..
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-17

NANAI NA0M a AHEAH
Snow is sometimes found in polar and.
Alpine regions, where it lies unmelted
from year 20 year and the annual fall
is small, coloIed red by the presence of
innumerable small red plants. In its
native state the plant consists of bril-
liant red globulea on a gelatinous mass.
Red snow was observed by the ancients,
a passage in Aristotle referring to it,
but it attracted little or no attention
until 1860, when Sanssure observed it
in the Alps and concluded that it was
due to the pollen Of a plant. It was
also noticed by the arctic expedition
under Captain Ross on Bafln's bay shore
on a range OF cliffs, the red color pene-
trating to a depth Of 12.feet. Less fire.
quent ia a green growth on snow.-La-
dies Home journal.
Little Known Vegetables and Edible In.
scots Of the Prairie.
Over at the department Of agriculture,
hidden away In an obscure CORNER, is
az odd sort Of exhibit OF queer foods
eaten by out Of the way people. There
is a loaf Of bread made from the roasted
leaves Of a plant allied to the century
plant. Another kind Of bread is from q
dough of juniper berries. These are rel
ished by some tribes Of Indians, while
others manufacture cakes out of differ.
emit kinds Of bulbs.
The prairie Indians relish a dish Of
wild turnips, which civilized people
would not DO likely to enjoy at all. In
the great American desert the ''screw
BEANS" which grow on mesquite bush
es, are utilized for food. Soap berries
furnish an agreeable diet for some saw
ages in this country, while in Califor-
mia the copper colored a~borigines do not
disdain the seeds of salt grass.
Also in California the Digger Indians
collect pine nuts, which. are the seeds Of
certain species of pins, sometimes called
''pinons," by kindling fres against the
trees, thus causing the nuts to fall out
Of the cones. At the same time a sweet
gum exudes from the bark, serving the
purpose Of sugar. The seeds of gourds
are consumed in the shape Of mush by
Indians in Arizona.
In addition to all these things tho ex-
hibit referred to includes a Jar Of pul.
verified crickets which are eaten In that
form by the Indians Of Oregon. They
are roasted, as are likewise grasshoppera
and even slugs. These delicacies are
cooked in o pit, being arranged in alter
nate layers with hot stones. After be-
Ing thus prepared they are dried and
ground to powder. They are mixed with
pounded acorns or berries, the -four
made In this way being kneaded into
cakes and dried In the sun.
The ~Assiniboines use a kind Of seed Ia
stop bleeding at the nose. Among other
curious things used Tor food axe acorns,
sunhower seeds, grape seeds, flowers OF
cattails. moss from the spruce fir tree
and the blossoms OF wild clover. The
exhibit embraces a number Of models
representing grape seeds enormously en-.
larged. II Is actually possible to tell th'
species Of a grape by the shape Of tho
seed. There is a jar Of red willow bark
which Indians mix with tobacco for tbs
sake Of economy. This, however, is onl,
one of a thousand plants that are util
lied IN a similar Observation-Disclosures
Star,