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The morning call., 1894-12-30

and hastily gave the landlord an idea of
what he proposed to do. He then appar-
emily dismissed the whole thing from his
mind and lounged about the hotel for some
time, smoking and chatting and assuring
himself that he was indeed being watched
for some Interior purpose. He was CON-
pletely satisfied on this score when a man
who had sought conversation with him.
but who was a total stranger, after min
ute or two of rather forced and trivial chat.
asked him point blank what time he ex-
pected to start for home in the morning.
He replied that as he had had hard Jour-
new and felt very tired he meant to have
good nights rest and should probably take
late start on the following day. Indeed.
in the presence of several of the mon
who he believed belonged to the gang of
conspirators he instructed the landlord not
to awaken him in the morning, but TO have
Manuel fed and cared for 60 that he
should be all ready for an immediate start
whenever he chose to arise.
Finally, after sufficient period had
elapsed after supper, the general with a
yawn said that he was very sleepy and
asked to be shown to his room. This was
done. the landlord performing the service
and at once returning to the office, where
some of the suspicious characters were
still lingering, doubtless to arrange their
nefarous plans for the morrow.
But the general was too old a hand at
such things to be caught mapping. He
allowed sufficient time to elapse after
reaching his room to permit himself to
disrobe and retire. Then he blew out the
light, took off his boots, and after listening
at the bedroom door to make sure that
there was no one on watch, opened ii
cautiously. found the passage was clear,
and with his precious saddlebags stole
quietly out the back door and made his
way safely TO the stable.
The hostler had been sent on some
GRAND by the landlord, as suggested by
Beale to guard against his being in league
with the conspirators. when told of the
plot that was suspected. and hence there
was no one in the place TO witness his pro-
ceediBgs. He hastily saddled his faithful
but doubtless astonished beast. which had
manifestly made up his mind TO enjoy
good nights feed and rest, and leading
him noiselessly out of the stable. which
happily opened in a direction opposite to
the hotel door, he mounted him and was
soon out of town and headed for the south
without his sudden departure having been
noticed. as he believed, by any one
As subsequent events proved, however.
his fitting must have been learned By the
plotters within few hours after he left
They either went to his room with the
design of robbing him there. or else learned
by examining the stable that his mule, and
therefore himself. had taken sudden and
secret departure.
The rest of the night aud all the next
day he rode, keeping close watch on the
trail behind him, and toward nightfall he
reached the crossing of the Kern River no
far from where the town of Bakersfeld
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all civilized human society and away from
all the advantages and comforts of mod
ern life. Yet bury himself he did, and
though his life was almost daily threat
ened with danger, yet he seemed to enjoy
1t. and passed through the most thrilling
and threatening adventures with the great
est sang froid. and seemed rather to enjoy
experiences which would have made any
ordinary mans hair turn gray prema-
turely.
Those we're the days of Joaquin Muri-
eta and Vasquez. who held the passes
from the great valley of the San Joaquin,
and the bones of many man who was
the victim Of their greed and bloodthirsty
brutality are yet hidden away in the
mountain Businesses that were once the
lair of these robbers. awaiting the last
great summons which shall reveal every
secret thing.
These bandits and a host like them
made the life Of every one who was
obliged to come within their purview q
burden to its possessor, and only the
utmost craft and sleepless vigilance saved
many life which had been marked for
destruction by these merciless and soul
less murderers, who frequently took
human life apparently simply for the very
lust of blood.
General BeaIe had many a narrow es-
cape during his life at TETON, but one of
the narrowest of all. when he owed his
continued existence to the merest chance,
or rather happy foresight, is the one
which am about to relate. 1t certainly
was only due to his immense sagacity and
tut fov n mi he hoh 9
the gentry OF the Vasquez stripe that pre-
vented him from sharing the bloody fate
of the poor inoffensive chap whose sole
offense was that he had entertained the
general at supper and furnished food for
his saddle animal.
1t was frequently necessary for the
general" as he was always known. to
make Journeys to and from TETON and San
Francisco, and on some of these trips he
was obliged to carry no inconsidera BILE
amounts of gold with him. There were no
stages and no Wells-Fargo Shotgun mes
sengers" in that part of the State, and
hence 10 Transporting such sums he had
to rely solely upon his own address and
ingenuity 10 battling those who would not
for moment allow even the shedding of
human blood to stand between them aud
the acquisition of the objects of their I'M
holy greed.
These trips were nearly always made
alone and on horseback, or rather mule
back, for General Beale was the possessor
of fine saddle animal Of that race with
neither pride of ancestry DOR hope of pos
terity." yet which possesses singular traits
of intelligence and an endurance of the
most marvellous character. "Beale and
his mule" were. in fact. as familiar in bis
part of the State as Frank Pixley and his
mule" were in San Francisco at almost a
contemporary reriod. manuel" as his
long-eared favorite was named. was of ex-
ceptional intelligence, and his owner used
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(w1l' - 11eR IN SFl10A
= 1E1fJ5 How TAE PEOPLE KEEP uA5nn.
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~ TAE PEOPLE KEEP Mnpm


are painted in honor of the occasion and
their little feet are In costly shoes. They
wear great many clothes. and 1t is
keeps China warm.
The winter is now at its worst in the
Chinese Empire and the whole northern
country is frozen up solid. This means a
great deal more there than it does here.
The rivers which form the only means OF
travel outside of dirt roads are frozen up,
and Picking, the capital. is shut off from
the rest of the world for four months of
the year. 1t is reached by the winding
Peiho River, which flows into the Yellow
Sea ne the Taku forts. Tientsin is fifty
miles inland, and this is city of 1000, 600
people. Picking is about eighty miles north
Of 1t. and the only conveyances are rude
Chinese carts. Letters which 90 TO Peking
in the winter have to travel overland sew
eral hundred miles after they reach China,
aud they first go to Shanghai and are car
ried by pony express.
Nearly all the northern Chinese dress
in sheepskin during the winter, and coats
of this kind and jackets and psntaloons of
quilted cotton make up their clothes. The
colder it gets the more garments they put
on, and girl who. IN the winter, looks
like the fat woman of the circus may
slowly fade into the ethereal type OF the
living skeleton as she sheds jacket after
jacket when the warm weather ap-
proaches. Clothes of this kind cannot be
washed, and those of the poorer classes
are dirty in the ex RENE. The richer peo-
pie wear magnificent garments of wadded
Id frr
one mans wardrobe which contained
at least $1,000 worth of costly fur
garments. The furs used are of all
kinds, and you can get magnificent
cloaks of Thibetan goat, such as our ladies
use for opera cloaks, for about $40 in gold.
They have fine sables. but they are costly,
and number of Ii Hung Chaug's mobiles
had silk gowns lined with mink. The fur
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Y r~a< <. ca4,.,~,4~
Copyright, 1894.
AN INTERNATIONAL STAMP.

Probably no agitation regarding reforms
in the postal system of the world has had
such deep interest to those whose hobby
consists of the accumulation Of the thou
sands Of different varieties of postage
stamps as that which looks to the adoption
of an International postage stamp. The
subject is not new one to tie countries
comprising the Universal Postal Union, as
it has been up for discussion before. 1t is a
matter involving so many compiled tions,
however, that it may yet be many years
before it becomes an actuality; but that 1T
will eventually become so Is the firm belief
of those who have given the matter the
deepest consideration.
Under the present convention between
the countries of the Universal Postal
Union the international is fixed at cents
per quarter ounce. or the nearest equiva-
lent in the coinage and weight OF foreign
countries.
There are some who assert that a uni
versal postage stamp is virtual impossi-
bility, unless there Is a precedent condi-
ton Of intern ational coinage. The reason
assigned for this view is that if there is
even the slightest discrepancy between
the values of the relative coins of the
countries which adopt the International
postage stamp there will be a decided
tendency to purchase the stamps in the
country where the relative value of the
current coin is least. thus working hard
ship and injustice to all the other couu-
tries. how this obstacle is to be over
come has not yet been fully developed,
though various means have already been
submitted and discussed.
The last time the matter was seriously
considered was in 1891 at the Vienna Uni
versal Postal Congress. when the United
States submitted plan for an inter-
national stamp. This was the first detailed
scheme brought to the notice of the Uni
versal Postal Congress. which is the body
that legislates for the government of the
The morning call., 1894-12-30
ENGLISH MAIDS OF HONOR.
Her Majesty Finds 1t No Trouble to
Supply Vacancies.

The Queen OF England mas no difficulty
in supplying vacancies In the ranks of the
young women whom she selects to be her
companions. They are always the daueb-
ters of peers who, if not them selves con.
Eected with the royal household. are per-
sonal friends of the Queen. A letter is sent
TO the parents of the young woman selected
requesting the favor of her attendance ct
court and the request is never re.
fused. The social cacbet Is absolute. the
salary is $500 a year, and, though ex.
istence is dull in court circles, it is endur.
able in the light of its Interior advantages.
When an Honorable Miss or a Lady
Somebody arrives for her first "wait" she
receives at once her badge as maid of
honor. This is a miniature picture of the
Queen set in brilliants. which she wears
hung from ribbon. Her duties are OF
severe-there would be less ennui prob
ably if there were more to do-and con-
sist chiefly in being on hand If wanted.
Just before the dinner hour the maid OF
honor in waiting stands 10 the corridor out
side the Queens private apartments to re-
ceive her as she comes out. She carries q
bouquet, which, on entering the dining.
TOOtDs SIG lays UooiuCS TUE queen plaL6,
Her place at this meal is next to the gentle.
man on the Queens right hand, unles.
royal guests are present. when she is
differently placed.
After dinner, unless otherwise com.
manded, she retires to her own pretty
apartments, but must be In readiness to
answer summons at any moment to go to
the rawing-room to read, sing, play the
piano, or take hand at cards. The Queen,
by the way. is fond of cards, and small
stake is always played for. Nor will the
Queen touch any but freshly coined money,
so such members of the household as play
with her have TO be provided with coin thai
has never been in circulation The maid OF
honor usually makes a brilliant marriage,
aud the Quesn sends her wedding presen
of an Indian shawl out of the perennial
stock.-St Louis Republic.
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draughts, and the windows and doors sell
dom tit well. When they get out OF order,
they are allowed to remain so. and nearly
all OF the old houses are shabby and de-
lapidated. took trip over the great
plain from Picking to the mountains OF Mon
golia on the edge OF the winter. and
l nearly frozs to death in the
hotels. During this time I passed
many of the Mongolans riding on the
great woody camels which are common to
north China. and which you find. l think.
nowhere else in the world. These camels
have wool about foot long, and it hangs
down in great fringes from their necks
and their bellies. They have two humps.
and are usually of tan color. The Mon
gols upon them were all dressed in furs.
and both men and women wore panta-
looms. Both sexes rode astride, and they
were very insolent and rough in their
greetings. They are dirty and greasy. aud
they eat all sorts of fats. They carry great
quantities of brick tea from Picking into
Mongolia, and they make tea soup which
they strengthen with mutton tallow. Some
of them have on robes of sheepskin with
the wool of the sheep turned inward, and
these fall from their necks to their ankles.
They wear shaggy fur caps with earlaps,
and they sometimes put their feet into bags
of wolfskin. or other fur. to keep out the
cold.
A great deal of sympathy Is being
wasted on the Japanese soldiers who are
now in China. Many suppose that they
have come from a warm country, and that
they cannot stand the rigors of Chinese
winter. There never was a greater mis-
take. Japan is land Of many climates.
If l remember correctly, the country is
about thirteen hundred miles long from
one end OF it to the other, and the north is
very cold in the winter. You find snow
all over central and northern Japan, and
Toxic has severe snowstorms. The CHI
mate of Japan is soft, and a damp
cold Is much more trying than the
dry cold such as you find in China and
Korea. The Japanese are used to cold
weather, and the daily baths which they
take prevent them from taking cold
easily. They are we'll hardened. and | have
seen men in Japan trotting about in their
bare feet in the snow. They have made
good provision against the climate, and if
they carried out the policy W hich the army
had when it entered Korea, they probably
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have their tuel with them. During the
first part of the Korean invasion they car
ried shploads of wood from Japan for
cooking their rice. The wood was done up
in bundles just large enough for coolie
to carry. and they took lot of coolies
along to transport the fuel. Korea in WIN
ter is much like some OF our Northern
States, save that its cold is dry, and the
sky is usually clear. The houses are
heated by flues which run under the floor,
and the people of the Korean capital are, on
the average, much more comfortable than
those of any Chinese city. They wear
more clothes than the Chinese, and
Koreans winter stockings are about TWO
inches thick. and they are made of wadded
cotton. There are good coal mines near
Ping Yang, and after the war troubles are
thoroughly settled these will probably be
developed.
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Going Too Far.

when l was at Uncle Clover's farm
last summer" said Mrs. Snaggs. ''he told
me that ne had his cows and horses in
sured."
YES" replied Mr.. Snaggs, livestock
Insurance is quite a common thing"
swell, think the Insurance of animals
is being carried too far"
What makes you think SOP"
II saw something in the newspaper
about wildcat insurance companies."-
Pittsburg hronicle-Telegraph
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A Few Gems.

We give below few gems culled fro m
the works of Ponson du Terrall:
Her hand was cold like that of ser
pent."
1.-The Countess was about to reply when
door opened and closed her mouth"
"'Ha. ha!' he exclaimed in Portuguese. !"
1.-THE colonel paced backward and for.
ward. with his hands behind his back,
reading the newspaper"
Sat this sight the negro's face grew
dreadfully pale"
"The man was dressed In velvet jacket
and in pants of the same Paris
Figaro.
The morning call., 1894-12-30

In proportion to the population France
has more money in circulation than any
other country. In France it averages
$40 Sc per capita, In the United States
$24 "a. and in England and Germany
SIS ~.
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Railway accidents are so rare in Hol-
and that an average of only one death a
year results from them throughout the
entire country.
The morning call., 1894-12-30

A German scientist has succeeded 10
propogating sponges artifcally.
The morning call., 1894-12-30

Rider Haggard' King Solomon's Mines"
is the most widely read novel In England.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-03
German BaptistsAnnual Meeting.

THE annual meeting of the German
Baptist Brethren will be held at Meyers
dale. Pa, on tho Pittsburg division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, com.
mencing May "a, 1894.
For this occasion the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company will sell excur-
sion tickets to Meyersa ale and return
from all stations on its system OF lines
ct rate Of ono frst-class fare for the
round trip. From points east of and
including Pittsburg and Wheeling the
tickets will BIO sold from May 22nd to
2sth inclusive, and will be valid for re.
turn passage within thirty DAYS from
date OF sale.
From points weat OF Pittsburg and
Wheeling the tickets will be sold from
May 21st to Goth inclusive, and will be
valid for return passage within thirty
days from date of sale.
For time of trains, etc., address the
nearest agent of the b. e. o. R. R. Co.
or o. p. McCarty, gen'l pass. agent, b
s. 0. S. W. R'y, ST. Louie, Mo-; l.. s.
Allen. asst gonl pass. agent, B. e. O.
R. R., Chicago. Ills; E. D. Smith, div
pass. agent, Is. 81 o. r. B., Pittsburg
Pa, or B. f. Bond, div. pass. agent
b. e o. r. R., Baltimore, Md; Chas
o. Scull, genI pass. agent, B. & o. r
R., Baltimore, Md.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-03
AND MINERs' TRANS.
PORTATION COMPANY.

THE Southern States" magazine
devoted to Southern interests, pays the
Merchants AID Miners Transportation
Company tho following we'll deserved
compliment: A transportation COM
pany that has weathered tho storms Of
the commercial world for forty years
may wolf claim to be securely founded
and destined TO Indefinite existence, but
company that not only survived that
long, constantly growing In power,
wealth, influence and popular favor,
can be moro than proud Of It's notable
career, and look forward stesdfastly
and confidently to expansion without
Limitation
Tho Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company, of Baltimore, fulfils
In an extraordinary degree these speci-
locations OF strength, Opulence and
reputation. When it is remem bered
that steam navigation is not much more
than half century old, some idea may
DO formed of the evolu ton of this SPLEEN
did organization, which has, from it's
incipiency to the present day, been
guided and administered by kagacious,
conservative and enterprising men Of
affairs great merchants in the highest
sense OF the term. Whom tho company
WAS first inaugurated, in 1856, it built
or operated the best steamships then
obsainable.
AS inventions and discoveries for
marine traffic gradually improved the
service, the company, ever alert for
com non good, availed itself of these
scientific and structural factors. AS the
wooden vessels gave place TO iron and
steel, and al side paddle wheels were
displaced by tho propeller. and as cum
bersomo machinery yielded so com pact
Implements, and as speed, splendor and
Dimensions were revolutiOnized, this
company adapted itself in exploisat ton
to all such wonderful mutations. just
as the Baltimore and Ohio or Pennsyl-
vanis railway exhibits the contrasts of
ancient locomotives with the LATEST
triumphs Of the arliicer, the snerchants
and Miners transportation Company
could, pictorially at least, proudly COM
pare its first steam craft with the pres
ent floating palaces"
Over 5000 miles OF ocean track these
magnificent vessels, with all of the
equipments Of modern skill and taste,
pursue swittly, safely and pune :ually
their majestic way. Thero are Ten Of
these wonderful loviathans, differing
like stars in glory, according to daie of
construction, but ali first class and COM
manded by able officers. Il is the only
line plying between Baltimore, Norfolk
and Providence via West Point and
Newport News, Baltimore and Boston
and Baltimore and Savannah. twould
require tho technical knowledge of an
artist TO describe in detail tho perisc-
lion OF these vessels, but is would also
weary she read,r TO linger on circum-
stanhal particulars, which he can take
for granted.
Enough h1s been said to assure the
most critical and fastidious on these
points, and the travelling public needs
no further enlightenment, on shat theme
Tho throng5 that habitually, and at all
seasons, patronizo the line accsntuate
an approval that has placed far beyond
the necessity Of heralding, for com fort
elegance, rapidity. Sc curity and CASTRO
pomic allurments.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-03
PARASOLA

low arc scallopcd and embroidered with
white Others have O white middle, with
hroad homstitchcd colored border, and
tho nano Is written across tho oornor and
embroidered In silk or Iinon to match. In
purc white hnndkurchiofs thoro u an in
Inito variety In sheer linon, with wido or
narrow hcmstitched borders, worked cdgos,
lace frills and fine insertion Those sur
rounded with delicate valoncionncs and
embroidered with white linon floss aro al
most the prctticst OF any shown, although
There arc beautiful ones, nude OF pineapple
cloth and worked deliberately with silk,
that look like bits OF frostwork
The fancy for color has gono further
than handkcrcilcfs, unfortunately, and
has noticcably affected stationery, which
may be soon In various strong tones Of
tan, blue, green and brick red It Ia OK
trmcly unpleasant to look at and requires
only the addition of some sort OF powerful
scent TO bc in thoroughly consistent bad
taste.
Among tho parasols thoro in nothing
particularly new. Tho straight handle
terminated by u ball is almost universal
this season, and tho canopy top has gono
quito out, but tho chiffon and laco puffs
and rufllcs Of several yours past aro still
employed and arc very dolicntc and light
Purc white and black and white nrc much
seen, us also are sun umbrellas of
chnngcablo and fino checked silk. In
moro expensive goods thoro arc lovely par
asols of white satin, in which arc sot sew
eral VOWS Of white lace insertion, dimin-
ishing in width us they approach the ocn-
ter Others have heavy fall of lace
about the edge, headed by putting, tho
tullncss OF which is gathorod over the ribs
JUDO CuOLLET.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-03
Produce and merohnndise.

New YORK, juno 2-Flonr dull, weak,
winter wheat, low grades, 1.S5@2.5O;
patents. 2.90@3.25; Minnesota clear,
2.25@2 IS; patents, 3.25@4.1e; low OK
tras, 1.75@2.50; Southern -four dull,
weak; common TO fair extra, 2. OO@3 90;
good to ch"ice. do, 3.OO@350. Whes.
dull, firm, 4 higher; No. rcd. store
and elevator 56]<, afloas 56%@56; op s.
tions dull, firm, 4 advance; No rod,
June, 503s; July, 57%; September, so.
Corn dull, firm; No. 3, 42ss elevator, 40
afloat; options very dull, and unchanged
to 1s lower; Juoe, 451s; July, 43A;
September, 144A. Oats dull, mixed
frmer; June, 4O1; July, 3SX; No. 2
white, June, 43H; spot No. ., 43; No g,
white "A; mixed Western, 4a@44; white
do, 44@47. Hay quiet, steady; shipping,
60@65; good to choice, SO@oO Wool
moderately active, firm; domestic fleece,
2o@25; pulled, 16@25. Beef dull, steady;
family, 1904; extra mess, S.OO@s. So;
beef hams quiet, rs oo@1S 90; tierced
beef dull; city extra India mess, 1s@19.
Cut meats, quiet
Molasses, foreign nominal New Or.
leans, open kettle, good to choice, 27@37,
quiet, steady. Peanuts quiet Coffee
options barely steady, unchanged to 10
points down; June, IA 95@15.OO; Au-
gust,1 35@1450; October, 49, 50@l3. co.;
d. cember, 1918; spot Rio dull, steady
No z. 15%. Sugar, raw, dull, steady;
fair refining, az; refined quiet steady;
oil A, 7-l6@3X; standard A, 1860
4; cut loaf. 1904 1916; crushed, 4X@4
1916; granulated, 313-16@4H Freights
Liverpool quiet, weak; cotton, 5-64d