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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

on tno opposite side yells "soid" Tho
trado is put down on the trading card,
and the transaction, which involves over
coo. 600. has been completed
Tho number Of bushels offered FOR sal0
is INDICATED by holding up one finger for
each 6, 600 bushels. So in selling 90, 600
bashels the broker simply holds up both
hands and waves them from him, which
explains itself ns wanting to dispose Of
the lot In addition to this, brokers
have a complete finger code By which
tho condition Of the market IS oommu-
nicatod. Tho signs generally used are
as follows:
Tho FIRST finger hold up stands for
ono-oighth Of cent, as the traders all
know the mnin price. II, for instance,
tho first sale Of wheat after the market
opened was made at 60 cents and the
noxt at 60M cents, the trador simply
holds up one finger for the advance Of
one-eighth Of cent. Tho upward POSI-
ton Of the finger is 70 show the upward
course OF the market. Should the market
be bearish and the price decline 70 59X
cents, the signal for this would be a
closed hand, with the thumb pointing
downward This shows the price seven
eighths Of q cent aud the status Of tho
market downward. Chicago Tribune.
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rlr. Easily obtained.


The average civilized nan would DO
hard put to it If be were compelled to
start a fire without matches, tinder box
or burning glass. But Lieutenant Won
Hohnel describes an African chief as
not only accomplishing this feat but
doing it with quickness and ease. The
traveller had asked him to show his skill.
Il was really wonderful, in view Of
the moisture laden atmosphere, with
what rapidity he did as I had requested.
The materials employed were such as
we saw wherever we went-two simple
bits Of wood, one fiat about six inches
long and not quite an inch wide, with
a row Of grooves on one side, the other
about l2 inches long and Of tho thick
ness and shape Of a lead pencil.
The longer piece, fixed in one Of the
grooves Of tho shorter piece, was held
tightly between the palms Of the hand
and whirled rapidly round and round.
In q few seconds the wood dust which
was productivity the friction, and which
fell through the grooves, began TO smoke.
This dust was carefully nursed into a
blaze, which was fed with fine grass
and bits OF cotton stuff.
The whole thing is done so quickly
that our men, even the lazy Wasungu,
always employed this method on short
halts for lighting their pipes -Youth'B
Cotnpaniorf
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25
THE POWER or POETRY.

scctt's Description OF tho Chase and Wha3
the Ordinary 1Ian Would unve Said.
Take, as a single instance of tho pow
er OF poetry, Walter Scotts opening
lines in the Lady of the Lake, " where
he describes tho chase Of the stag. Tho
stag escapes and evades bis pursuers,
but what picture the great. poet has
put into wordsl ~
Reduced to prose- the ordinary observ-
er and writer would have said, ''They
chased the stag several miles, but lost
him in the Trosachs " Ho could not
possibly have said in prose:
Tho antleTed monarch Of the waste
Sprung from his heGthery couch in haste,
But Gro his feet career he took
Tho dcwdrops from bis TANKS no shook:
Like crested leader, proud and high,
Toss'd his beancd fronuet;o the SKY;
A moment gazed adown the dale.
A moment snulied the tainted gale,
A moment listened 20 tho cry
That thiclen'd as the chsse drew nlEh.
Then as the headmost foes apEcar'd,
With ono brave bound the copeo he clear'd,
= Aud stretching forward free and far
Sought the Wild hoaths OF Uam Var.
The poet began his picture with an
incident that only q poet would have
Thought worthy OF words, but what
picture the fow words mekel
Tho stag at evo had drunk lis IN
Where danced The moon on Monan's ril,
And deep his midnight lair had made
In lono Gionar,ney's hazel shade
Forest and Stream
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

II was a most strange and interesting
experience TO SEQ the Indian read all the
signs Of the different animals in the
grass or amopg the woods with the
same ease as wo read an open book. The
least disarrangement in the grass or
sticks. however small. was enough
Glancing casually at it in passing, ho
would say: "Bear-a week old. " yes
terday" " "Deer--this morning " VERY
old. "Cgribou-last month, and so
on. Tt was wonderful to behold this
instinct IN a man.
bad for long time been following
this trail Of the moose, which thought
was a fresh trail, when l got sick Of it
and began to cross examine Mr.. Big
Partridge as to how far Off our quarry
was likely to be- Big Partridge then
showed that no was sick Of the imagi-
nary moose hunt himself and owned up,
"Old trail; all moose nipoh that is,
dead. Ho had only been leading me
about in this way to amuse me, know
ing it useless the whole time. He OK
acted $3.50 for that days sport. -.
Blackwood's Magazine.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

The slip Of Hia Horse Resulted IN tho Rider
plaoorerlnE 9 Oraal h.lna.

Discovering q Crest Hiinc.
One Of the most productive mines in
California was discovered through an
accidental fall Of the discoverer. He
was one Of q hunting party that had
gone out from San Francisco during tho
Christmas holidays While passing
along the side Of = stoep hill on a mar
row trail his horse suddenly slipped,
and with his rider went down into the
gulch.
Happening 70 be the last in the lire
and some distance behind the others, he
was not missed for some moments, but
when his absence was noticed the party
turned back to look for him. fearing
some untoward accident He was no.
where to be seen, bat the place where
his horse had slipped and fallen over
the bank, together with the traces Of
the fall, was plainly visible. Following
the tracks made by the falling horse and
man. and when near tho bottom, the
men suddenly came upon an interesting
spectacle. just behind clump Of bushes
which the man and his steed had
crashed through on their way down
stood the horse, apparently uninjured,
while near By. on slab Of rock pro
iecting from the snow, the man was
caporing like an Indian at a ghost
dance.
The first impression Of the roscuing
party was that the man had gono sud-
denly crazy, but as he caught sight Of
them he suddenly ceased his gyrations
and shouted for them to approach. They
came, when he showed them several
Jumps Of almost pure gold he had has
tily knocked from the edge.With a stone
for a hammer and announced his dis
covcry Of a gold mine. The sliding
horse had brought up against the ledge,
and tho restive animal, kicking vigor-
ously in the offorts to rise, had struck
of the moss from the stone and dis
closed tho fact that it was a gold bear
ing ledge Of unusual richness. The find
was appropriately named 'The Christ
mas Gift. and z valuable gift Il proved
to be.-Chicago Times.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25
AN ARsENTMlNpEn -.
Ho Went ElshiuE and Forgot That II wss
His Wedding Day. q

no Went ElshiuE and Forgot That It Wss
Hls Wedding Day.
The Rev. George Harv ST. minister of
Thames Ditton. a great scholar and
el.iihul fisherman, was one Of the most
absentminded men Of his time. lie was
engaged TO q daughter Of the bishop Of
London, but ON the day Of his wedding,
being gudgeon fishing, he overstaid the
appointed hour, and Che lady justly Of
Tended at his neglect, broke or the
match. With Arthur Onalow, tho
speaker Of the house Of commons, llr.
Harvest was on terms of great intimacy.
Being one day in punt together on the
Thames, he began TO read a beautiful
dassage from some Greek author and
throwing himself backward in an ecstasy
fell into the river, whence he was with
difficulty fahed out.
When Lord Sandwich was canvassing
for the vice chancellorshipo of Cambridge,
Harvest, who had been his scEoolfellow
at Eton, went down to give him his
vote. In o large company tho two were
joking together on thoir schoolboy tricks.
The parson suddenly exclaimed,
"Whence do you derive your nickname
Of Jimmie TwitcherT' why" an
swered his lordship, "from some foolish
fellow" "No, no, interrupted Har-
vest, lit isn't some but every body that
calls you SO. F."
When this gentleman mind WIS not
absent, it was, however, very useful to
him. Having lost himself at Calais, and
not being able to speak a word Of
French, no managed 10 convey TO the
inhabitants that he was staying az the
Silver Lion by putting a shilling in his
mouth and setting himself in tho Gtti-
tude Of hon rampant. London Mus
trated Newa
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25
ooDs MADE 10 oaDaa
rho Chinese vnrioty Aro of 10th cls4- Is.
All Sizes and Prices.

The Chinese varioty Are of Both g1ss- as.-
All Sizes and Prices.
Chinese iosses come from Annoy eit
Canton. where there arc Joss faottrlgs
which supply Celestials with any stsa
design or size desired Josees are eitbar
male OF female II the former. they ESQ
fat and ungainly; if the latter they r5
possessed Of four arms
The making Of tboso images is sim
plicity itself, the Manufacture relying
upon wooden or metal molds These trs
nllod with wet clay, which driea, e
then touched up, dipped in moltcn gluz
and allowed to cool An average works
man can make a hundred gods IN day
The clay used Is kaulin and is shaded
from red and gray to whiio and costs
about q cent a pound A good jossmskcf
can earn from 90 70 40 cents day,
while an image onsts 60 make on an
average about 3 cents. Natives pay 2
cents for them; foreigners, e. 9oos
can DO made in all colors, opaIue, tama-
parent or colorless. The most effective
work is mnde by painting the clay with
thick white paint aud then dipping 80
ia the glaze. Chincae ourio d0llcra Hre
very fond Of antique jossea, as they can
be planted and dug up to order from Chg
time Of Confuoius TO tho present day
The most popular is the 'black joss Z
This is made by painting a kaolin cuss
with paint made Of tar, bitnmon. sheiina
or yarnish. wrapping it ia paper aug
then firing it in q furnace. IN this way
any shade of black can be obtained, an''
the color burns through, as can be
proved by breaking.
The josse5 carved from wood and cc7i
cred with gaudy colors are often yer
ancient The prices vary iemn 80
cents to $500 or more, according 70 t66
size, workmanship ard amount Of deco-
rations They range Ia size from an ilcl
70 10 or 12 feet In the larger sizes the
carving is Of a superior quality and ti7
cOloring admirable. Josses carved olE
Of stone are rare and expensive Those
made of jade. pale green or light hl1e
fetch marvellous prices, whilo whlta
yellow or brown are almost as eSnan-
sive. One Of these, belonging io Lin
the OK governor Of Formosa, Is about s
inches high and is valued at $4,000 is
is said to be / , 500 yoars old. IN Fuclm
they make iossos ont Of stealite and
selinite of various oolors The stone 81
so soft that the manufacturer, hy ru0-
bing the newly made images with SAND.
can produce a most deceptive angiQae
appearance. New York World.-<
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

The following saidavit was filed In
court of common pleas in Dublin IN
1929: "And this deponent further saith
that, ON arriving at the house Of the
said defendant, situate in the county Of
Galway Aforesaid. for the purpose Of
personally serving him with the said
writ, he, the said doponent, knocked
there several times at the outer, COM
monty called the hall door, but could
not obtain admittaDce, whereupon this
deponont was proceeding to knock a
fourth time. when a man, to this depo-
nent unknown, holding in his hands q
muskot. on blundoibuss, loaded with
balls on slugs. as this deponent has since
heard and verify believes. Appeared at
ono Of the upper windows of the said
house, and presenting said musiZet, or
bIundorbuss. at this dcponent threaten
ed that If said deponent did not in
stantly retire howould send bis (the de-
ponent'e) soul 70 he'll, which this de-
ponont verify believes he would have
done had not this deponent preoipitate-
~ escaped "--san Francisco Argonaut
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

There are various kinds OF invisible
inks, but here is method Of making
ink which can be wiped or sheet of
paper with q pocket handkerchief with
out leaving trace: Dissolve somo
starch in water until it is as thick as
aream. Then add to il q few drops Of
tinoture Of iodine, which viii turn the
starch to a dark red color. Now take q
pen and write with this prepared ink
upon a sheet Of note paper. The ink
will dry right away, after which you
may erase the whole Of your letter by
simply wiping the sheet with q pocket
handkerchief Il will disappear as easi-
ly as chalk from an ordinary black
board. Boston Post
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25
In Poland it Is penal ofIenso to speak
Polish in any public resort
w1,v N. DlaI IT.. sIrty Dlgl.lon..

We have 60 divisions on the dials Of
our clocks and 6tuhCs because Hip
parchus, who lived ia the second c8n-
fury before Christ, accepted the Baby
lonian system q reckoning time that
system being so1asosimal Tho Baby
lonians were acquainted with the dec
imab but for common purposes they
counted by "sossiY and -Eari the
''sosso" repreaantng 6oand the "saros''
90 times Co.'S, COO From Hipparohus
that modo of reckoning found its way
into the works Of Ptolcmy about tho
year 100 A. d., and on that authority
Il has boon porpetuaied 70 the present
day. -St. Louis Republic,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

Statistics have upset another old
proyorb We must no longer believe
that "a green Christmas makes q iat
churchyard The fguros for the last
90 yearH in England prove that a cold
wihior 81 unhealthy and q mild winter
healthy. "A hot summer is always nn-
healthy and q cold summer hoalihy.~-
koadon 1lllitn
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25
No yvord INC tho Docfor-.

Mr.. Sydney Holland enlivened tho
guests at the annual festival Of Poplar
hospital by relating an incident which
occurred within the walls Of that insti-
tuition. A man was brought in who was
thought to be dead. His wife was with
him. One Of the doctors said. "He Is
dead, " but the man raised his head and
said, "No, 1 am not dead yet, where
upon his wife admonished him. saying
''Be quiet tho doctor ought 60 know
best ''--London Echo.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

"There arc fve mon in Doadvoca
who once belonged to tho same suicide
club. said ]. r. WORKMAN. "Ihsy
constituted the entire membership md
don't often speak Of it. a solemn com
pact was made that thcy should haid
monthly at each one Of Nea
the mcmbors drew balls, ono bsine
black and its holder being obligated ty
oath 20 k'll himself before the ne1t
meeting, the last one "a hold a solitary
dinner aud destroy himself The meaEa
ings. with the exception OF tho i.a
were held. and ia each case tlUllli.rl
disappeared, fist settling up uil 81 hls
Affairs and leaving q farewell ltier fg
his associates No bodies were fanra.
however. One day on the pineai
street Of DeaihgQ1d D crowd coiI0H
and iu 10 were nll lqo "a iAo
suicides They bad al CONS So saa
driftci 20 p.0dwlod. The story 50 mt
some way, end tloir lives vtre us4a
miserable hy ~ for q time, hut- ~
have auccosdldin in Quieting Il down s
are an doing well. "--Cincinnou Luf.
quirer.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25
How We WALK.
xhs HIusoles Usod and the mechanical work
That They DO.

xhe Muscles Usod and the Mechanical work
That They DO.
The chief muscles concerned in walk.
ing arc those Ia the calf and back Of
leg, which, by pulling up the heel, also
pull up the bones Of tae foot connected
with q, ana then tho whole body, the
weight Of which "a passed on through
she bones Of the leg When walking,
the trunk Is thrown forward so thft it
would fan down prostfato were not lhe
right foot planted in time 70 support Il.
The calf muscles arc helped IN this ac-
tion by those on the front Of tho trunk
and legs. which contract and pull tho
body forward, and tho trunk. slanting
forward when the heel is raised by tho
calf muscles. the whole body will bo
raised and pushed forward and upward.
This advahcoment of each leg is eiioot-
"a partly hg muscular aotion tha nua-
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

Divide tho number expressing tho
year by four, taking no notice Of the ra-
mainder Next find the number Of days
inclusive from the lst ol January 10 the
date in hand, reckoning FeheuaIv a.
ways as having only 20 days Add to-
gethor the sum, tho quotiant and the
first numbers and divide this by sovon
The figure OF the remainder givoa you
the day Of the week, one standing for
Sunday, two Tor Monday, aud 30 on. -
Chicago Post
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

Widow We'll, Mr. Briof, havo you
read tho Willi
Brief Yes, but SAINT mako auy-
thing out Of it,
Heirs--Let us have It patented. A
will that q lawyer can't make anything
out Of Is a blessing. London Kit Bits
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

The German empire has no prison Of
its own. O1enses against the imperial
governments are enforced by the imperial
attorney. who calls into service the
stato's attorneys Of tho federal states.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25


Thousands Of visitors who yearly 80
to tho board Of trade aud watch the
traders on tho exchange foor from tho
public gallery express surprise at the
rapid manner IN which business Is traus-
acted. As q rulo, tho wheat plt attracts
them, aud they do not understanl how
conmoditiea change hands with snch
lightning rapidity. and how hundreds Of
thousands aud millions OF bushels aro
bought and sold in an incredibly short
space of iimo "a 20 the novice q pro-
found Inyatory. They do not know that
the brokers DO a great deal of tnoirworlz
BY hngar signs, seldom understood by
tho outsider
Itroquiraa only tho fraction Of a 500
opd to buy and soil 90. 900 bushels Of
wheat
"Ili eell 30 Sep at nn eighth,
cries ono Oi tho brokers, and bo has
hardly hninhod eDoahina bolQao onotheg
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25
omlneu. Of Unpleaaaatns...

mrs. Blimber is very nervous about
there being i 3 at the table tonight
sDots she think something unploas-
ant viii happsnf
eyes She only has q dozen knives
and forks. "--Chicago Intor Ocean.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

Some evils admit of consultations, hut
there aro no oemioitars for dyapor.i-
and tho toothacho -Bulwer.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

The "venus dc Aloaioi" was rs S
inches in height and this IA haia s.
many artists ard sculpiors TO be lae
most perfect stature for q woman.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

COURT or PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
Joseph u Reed Of Iowa, Chief Justice.
Associate JJitices-N ilhnr II. Stone. Of Colo
RADIO; Thomas g. Fuller, Of North CaSOlina;
William n. Murray, Of Tenuesscei Henry G..
Suss, Of Kansas
Mathew g. Reynolds OF Missouri United
States Attorney.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

II A, ~.
hs silver City Chapter. No. q 90 Masonic
Hail. Regular couYucatiOns on 81 wednesday
evening of each month. AN companions invited
10 attend. AARON oChtiNi A. r.
PERng b. LADY, See.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

I o. q. =.
i. san Vicente Lodge, No. s, meets every
Monday night 81 Oad Fellows h-l' isiens
brother iuyife1. a. d. hOhai ls' ~
j, j hhLl.i, See.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

A F.GA.M
"A Silver Ciiy Lodge. No. s meets 10 Masonic
Hall over Silver City Nat. Bank. the Thursday
evening on Ol before the iull moon each nOuAl.
an visiting brothers Invited lu attend.
81. H. iTuAly, ". 81,
PERRY b. Lana sec.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

Z OF
Ia. Meets "a and fih Tucsday nightg 10 each
month. at Odd Fellows iifii. Visiting hnEAis
invifrd FRANZ NhI0Hr,C q. e.
j.. D sdRRfnAS. X. + s. D.
A o. VI W..
a. Meets on the ist an 81 Tuesday nights
n each month, 40 Masonic iiail. lolloN Work
men cordially invited. j. 1i- fnIlIEii, A- W.
H. w. LUCAS. hpc
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-26
The Seven Bibles OF the World.

"The seven Bibles OF the world are
the Koran of the Mohammedans, the
Tri Pitikes of the Buddhists, the Five
Kings of the Chinese, the Three Vedas
of the Hindus, the Zandavesta of the
Persians, the EddOs of the Scandina-
yians, and the Scriptures of the
Christians.
"The Koran is the most recent of
all, dating from about the seventh
century after Christ 1t is Il compound
of quotations from both the Old aud
New Testaments, and from the Talmud.
"The Tri Pitikes contain sublime
morals and pure aspirations. Their
author lived and died in the sixth
century before Christ
"The sacred writings of the Chinese
are called the Five Kings, the kings
meaning web of cloth. From this it
is presumed they We're originally writ
ten on five rolls OF cloth. They con-
tain wise sayings from the sages on
the duties of life, but they cannot be
traced further back than the eleventh
century before our era.
"rhe Hendavesta OF the Persians.
next to our Bible, is reckoned among
scholars ms being the greatest and most
learned of the sacred writings. Zorro
aster, whose sayings it contains, lived
and worked in the twelfth century be-
fore Christ.
"Moses lived and wrote the Penta-
teuch fifteen hundred years before the
birth of Christ therefore that portion
of our Bible is at least three hundred
years older than the most and ancient
of other sacred writings.
"rhe Eddas, semi sacred work of
the Scandinavians, was given to the
world in the fourteenth century. -
Missionary Review OF the World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-26
NO cnance In Tnat Profession.


Mr.. Shollcks was very angry.
Come one had broken his favorite
meerschaum, and replaced it in its
case. He questioned his wife and
the servants about it, but they alike
professed to be unaware that it had
happened.
Presently his only son came in.
George" said his excited parent,
"do you know anything about his
broken pipe?"
Father" sobbed the lad, Il cannot
tell lie. Forgive me, father! 1t
was | who did it. / cannot tell a
lie. Forgive me, father! 1t was |
who did it. cannot tell lie!
Mr.. Shollicks patted the boys
head, in intimation that the offense
was forgiven, and then rushed from
the house to melt into an agony of
tears.
But it was not the shattering of
his meerschaum that distressed him
now. He had quite forgotten it. A
worse thing had befallen him.
Heaven help me-" he moaned.
"Ever since my son was born it has
been my ambition, my dearest wish,
to rear him foT my own profession;
and now-and now! Oh, 1t is a
cruel blow"
For NJ. Shollicks was a lawyerl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-26
What He Would Do,

Lord Aberdeen once left London
at midnight in sleeping-Car for the
north In the morning, he saw d
stranger opposite him, Excuse me, "
said the stranger, "may | ask if you
are rlch?" Somewhat surprised, his
lordship replied that he was tolera
bly, well to do. May [ ask" con,
tinued the stranger, how rich you
are?" "Well, if it will do you any
good to know" was the reply, II sup
pose have several hundred thousand
pounds" We'll" went on the
stranger, 'if l were as rich as you
and snored as loud as you, l should
take a whole car, so as not to inter
rupt the sleep of others"