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La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1895-08-31
Los Volcaues,

Los clentiticos estan altamen,
te interesadoS en- el fen6meno
que esta ocurriendo en- Ia pobla
ciou de Piuotep, estadO de 0aXa
ca, en donde, deSde Ell dia ? de No
yiembre pasado, no ha habido dis
que 10 haya ocurrid0 uu tembloI
de terra. Los RESIDENCES han to
md0 Que abaudonar sus casas dc
piedra o adobe y estan viviendC
en- chozas de MADEIRA.
Is mucha Ia alarma que preva
lcce, porque diariamente los TEN
blores de terra son preeedidos
per rugidos ominosos debajo del
mar, que no esta mas de doce mi
Has distante de ALI. A ju2gar POI
losrugidos subterraueos en- Tehua
can, estado de PuebIa. paFeee muy
probable que sc esta fernando
OtrO VOlcan.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1895-08-31

Vestditos de ninos de muy buena case
que antes valian S2.75 por 00cts.
Vestidtos de Gihos, de los escogidos
estflos que antes vaan de $780, ahora por 81 29
Vestldtos para nihos de hasa 10 anos de
edad, de pura lana, que antes vendiamos
por 500 ahora venderemos por S2.00
Vestidios para ninos de todas edades, de
superior cualidad que hemos yendido por
$3.50, esta semana venderemos p0r $500
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
MEXlCO'S TRAFFIC BOOM
Tho Republic EnterinE Upon q Rcmarka-
bio Era of Construction.

Tho Republic Entering Upon q Rcmarka-
bio Era of Construction.
published review of the recent rail
way projects and new concessions saws
that tho country lis entering upon M
active era OF railway construction SINH
lar to that which began ii years ago,
when Mexico was exceedingly prosper
GUS
Tho Mexican Central will build "a
direct limo TO Tampico, giving tho City
of Mexico short line to tho best gulf
ports. Oollis p. Huntington has
planned TO build his line to Mazatlan
by a route farther north than he first
contemplated, and the government has
assurances from him that he means bus.
mess
Hampson will push his Cuernavaca
road down to that tropical city, and ex-
poets to get there in eight months.
Daliln Sanchez telegraphs from London
that he has assurances of obtaining the
capital needed to extend the Interoceanic
road to Acapulco
Another important line is announced
from the Tehuantepcc road to Il point
on the San Juan river, in the state OF
Vera Cruz. whence the river is naviga-
bio
The department Of communications
is full of business and the authorities
say that Mi the new railway projects
are i'll the hands of responsible capital
lists and will be realized.
The government is also giving great
attention TO plans for inlaul Waterways,
especially canals. A project for very
extensive canal on the west coast will
be made puhllc i'll a few days
Waits Industrial railway continues
to attract attention and will solve SOW
eral interesting problems. Street car
lines are being pushed forward. and
when electric power Is made feast bic
there Will be broad field for their
operation. New York Journal.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
A WONDERFUL INCREASE.
What tho Record Shows Concerning WON
en- In "LIfc's Actiyition"


en- In "LIfo's Activities"
'Ono oil the most interesting branches
of my work, said a prominent officer OF
tho American Sociological society, sis
keeping record of women g industries.
began it i'll 1868, when it was mere
infant. Today it has grown no great
that it is almost too vast II subject for
one person to handle
Take. for example, tho single branch
OF the professions In 1868 we estimat-
cd that there were so. 900 women en- :
gagged III the various callings under thut
hcad, OF whom moro than nine teuths
We're teachers. Today there arc 100, 900
and upward, growth of over 500 per
cent in less than 80 wears In 1865 there
were about 200, 900 male professionals
SO that tho ratio WINS Il littlo less than
third. Today, despite tho enormous
growth of tho country. it is about II
half
Moro important still, the rate of in
crease on the woman s side is about IL
per cent per annun, and on the man s
sidc about 6. If the past ratio remains
unchanged, in the year 1909 there will
DO $50, 900 professional women and
l,93O,O 600 professional men. But tho
ratio itself Is changing III wuman's IA
Hor, and at tho present rate of change
1900, only ten years hence, will see the
two sexes numerically equal in the pro.
fcssions
In 1865 there were no women archi.
tccts; today there are nearly 100. There
were about $50 artists, teachers of mt
and nrt designers; today there arc over
a. 900, us many if not moro than there
are of men. Women physicians in %
years have sprung from l20 TO 1000.
clergymen from 90 to 2,200 authors
and newspaper women from 100 to 10.
600, musicians, composers and instlu-
meHtalists, vocalists and music teachers
from 5000 to $4,000
Tho lawyers have grown from to
nearly 1000, tho dentists from Is to
i,a00, the teachers have passed the 300,
900 mark, the stage claims an army of
$4,000 III actresses, coryphccs, ballet
girls, chorus girls, danscuses and vaude-
Vile artists. When it comes to other
callinss, the figures are equally won
derful. There were stenographcrs and
typcwritcrs i'll 1868; there arc over 40. e
600 now There were { 200 women en-
ploycd as bookkrepcrs, accountants,
clerks and copyists, while now there arc
$50, 600 There We're $500 salcswomcn,
while now there arc over 90, 900. I"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21

OF various kinds. He has always had IA
fondness for aquarium life, and has made
many little aqunria for his own use and
for that of his friends.
The other day he made tank about
6 inches long and 4 inches deep, which
he placed III frame la inches long and s
wide. Into the tank he put some gold
fish and small turtles, and covered the
top of the tank with glass Then he ar
ranged the tank so that the glass top
filled mp tho exact space of the frame.
He hung it on the wall at night, and
was surprised at the effect made by the
gaslight. Ho called in his friends, and
they enjoyed the spectacle for several
hours. Now York Journal.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
q: ectiom OF Icncher. For the Norfolk
lONniH sC.IRnI.

a. ectiom OF Icnchor. For the Norroih
county school.
Tanners Greek, Ilntersville-Mrs
Annn Foster, principal: MIR. Leroy G..
Kelly, Eveliu Savage. Il O Conuor, as
sistsuts.
Princess Anne Road-Annie l. Land
Tanners Creek Cross Roads, Nellie
Wright.
Sswelrs Point-L Foster.
Lsmberts Point-H. Shell, princi
pal; Mrs. Sue Creuknore, assistant.
Culored, Il Willis, principal; Kate
Ashbury. A V Moody. Eya Loigb,
ASSISTANTS.
Princess Anne-1ielon Poole; Tan
ner's Creek Cross Roads, Suder Camp.
Sewell's Point-N $ Tucker, primer.
pal: Il L Soljer. assistant.
Lamberts Po,nt-H " Melvin.
Western Branch District-whits
school: No l.. X II Jones, principal,
Mrs Helen Jones. Fuunie Il White.
assistants; No :. Sullie T. Morris. prin.
cipal; Mary B Brook. assistant; No 3.
j L. Codd; No 4, Nora T. Ponk; No ),
Cora d Stanwood; No 8, Mrs l. II
Shaw. principal; Bottle Wright. MS
sistant: No I, A j Rutter. principal
West Norfolk; Miss Lille Whitehead
w % "is M ollarui ~
>, Aide Bass; No 10. Miss Nellie
Schafer, nt Cottage Place.
cOLoRED.
No Geo II Walker, principal; Miss
Keeling, assistant. No = A j j Sykes.
principal; Mary Washington, assistant.
No3 Ed Williams. prime pal ~ } ohn son,
assistant. No w $ Etheridge, princi.
pal; Deborah Rood, assistant. No >
Solomon Il Moore, principal; NJ l.
Martin. assistant. No ID q Jaycor.
No Z w L Whitetield. No Amelia j
Eubauk.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
Shs Was Not Taught How,

I'm about to be married" writes a
girl to this Office, land instead OF re-
cciving congratulations l am aware that
l need defense and take this means of
making it. 1 am 81 years old-old
enough to know better and do better,
but | have no choice. The man is n
widower with one child. He liked his
first wife better than he does me. /
liked a man years ago better than like
him, so We are quits on that He wants
"a honsekeeper; / want home. l was
brought up 10 sing little and play "a
little, but have no trade My parents
Will be glad to SEQ me settled would
be happier earning 50 or Sc week and
taking caro- OF myself, but 1 was not
taught how.
There are thousands Of women in
my position Every man who brings up
his daughters without starting them
with the means of earning "A livelihood
Is responsible for just such mistake as
L shall make next month. "-Atchison
Globe
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
The ArtfuI Abstain,

The simple people Of Alsacc. who re-
tain i'll their hearts a strong love for
France at the same time that they are
DESTROYS not to offend their German
rulers too much, have q hard time Of it
when they are brought to tho ballot box
to vote for representatives, in the Ger
man parliament.
In ono election, in certain Alsatian
district, the two candidates were Kable,
an Alsatian Of Frence sympathies, who
had protested against tho annexation
after the war of 1870, and German.
On election day peasant came TO the
polling place, which was presided over
by German official. The peasant had
in one hand ticket on which was
printed the name of kable, and i'll the
other ticket bearing the name of the
German candidate,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
ChntAbout the Game.

Caville Is playing good bull.
Mills errors yesterday were directly
re-ponsible for three runs.
There arc only two left handed
cs:chers in the National League.
MaDgan was taken sick in the seventh
fnning yesterday and Phil Vstter took
Ans place.
Lippert and Turner got three hits
each. of the nine secured by the Potcrs.
bnrg Club yesterday.
Boston has signed Pitcher Stocks.
dale. recently released by Manager
Echmeltz, OF Washington.
Brennan "phoned" to "Bobby"
Childs yesterday that ho had a sore foot
aad couldn't umpire the game In the
afternoon. lie is in hard luck. Mon
DAY 1t WAS his head that was out of
order.
Judging from McNiahon's work in
Baltlm ore yesterday his arm is as good,
n not better, than it ever has been. He
Dot Capt Apson's Colts dowa with
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
H,c,v oar I,er Cylinder aena.

Yesterday afternoon, while one of
the Texas launches was leaving for the
Franklin, with number Of the Texas
crew, who had been on board after
their dinner, when about half wav
across she blew out her cylinder head,
scattering steam In every direction.
The men on the launch all jumped
overheard, and In few moments the
river was full OF men swimming, trying
to escape being scslded. They were
finally picked up and brought to the
Texas. The launch is one Of she new
Ones.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
lNCUBATING ALllGATORS.
Tho Novel Industry That Has It's Head
quarters at Jscksonvllle, Fla.

quarters at JscksonvIlle, Fla.
Florida has new and remarkable
industry, the artificial propagation of
alligators. For supplying the trade in
Florida curiosities there is large de-
nand for young reptiles of this kind.
In Jacksonville, which is the center Of
the traffic, from 5000 to 1000 ALI
gators are sold to tourists annually
nearly all Of them baby ones. The
latter are collected by professional
hunters, who receive for them from $50
to go a hundred. Some Of them are
disposed of alive at retail, but many arc
stuffed. An infant alligator stuffed is
worth 20 cents more than "a live one.
Saurians to 10 feet long fetch Sl2
to $40
Tho difficulty Of securing young ALI
gators III sufficient numbers has led to
the establishment OF this strange bust
ness. To find the nests of these reptiles
is comparatively easy, and the eggs are
shipped in bulk By tho hunters to
Jacksonville. In that city there arc IL
dealers i'll alligators, the best known Of
them being "a man who has earned the
sobriquet Of Alligator Davis. Nov
York World
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21

To think of chills and fever. But when WE
really have it-supposinS us to be so uufor-
tnhHte-oui frames IN ergo u sories OF
sLocks. which bear n close analogy To mos
pro ucei by al earthq Iako. Roasted ne1t
We are d1emched by lorspiration a.terward'
Truly deiectable condition OF things. Bur
how easy to romeIy and how speedily The
certain mean OF relief is Hostetter q Stom-
ach ~ tiers. Test.d as we'll where malaria
Is prevalent In it's most viruleut forms. al
where 1t taxes on IL miller guise II has
proved ltself to possess botn II remedial and
preventive efficacy o. tn highest or Ter. IN
south America uatemala. Me,ico anu tho
Ist' mus OF Panama. no les than thro lg,i-
out the North American continent Its sue.
cess rs means o forest tlling and relieving
miasmaiic disease has been unparalleled
Use the mtters Tor dyspepsia, constipation
bilious AN kidGay trouble, nervousness an,,
debility.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21

Mem herr, he salo TO the German
election officer, will you tell Inc which
of these tickets is the better one?'
The officer looked Mt them.
why, this is much preferable, said
he. indicating the German 8 ticket
All, thank you, answered the peas
ant. II will keep it next my heart. !"
Hc folded it carefully and put 1t in
his inside coat pocket
a" AS for this other, lhen," said he,
with nn air of putting it away from
him as an unworthy thing, II will
leave it here
And he put the Kable ticket In the
ballot box.-Spare Moments.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
NRyY-Ynrd Nntu.

Work at the yard is growing less and
less every day aud the force is being
greatly reduced. On Monday night
nineteen shipfitters were discharged,
last night twenty shipwrights were dis.
charged. Master Shipwright Wm.
Smith and his men returned from p ort
Royal yesterday.
The Texas Is attracting consid cradle
attention. A large excursion party
from the western counties was over
there yesterday.
Saturday will BIO nav day
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
BADLY Efttrucd.

Monday afternoon a little child of
Mr.. Joe Ellis, who lives on Fourth
street, had lantern out in its fathers
yard playing with 1t. After being out
there for some time she struck match
to light the lantern which caught set
ting the child's clothes on fire, burning
her quite badly before assistance ar.
rived. IL the screams of the little one
had not attracted the attention OF the
family 1t would have been burned into
crisp, A physician was sent for and
the little one though painfully hurt, it
Is not serious.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
STORIES OF THE DAY.
lie Was Not Too sleepy To Heat the Rail
road Company.

lie Was Not Too Sleepy To Heat the Rail
road Company.
What station was that?' demanded
the passenger i'll the rear seat, suddenly
rousing himself, Strengthening up and
projecting his voice through the dimly
lighted car
The conductor, who WAS coming down
tho aisle, stopped and held his lantern
close to the Speakers face.
81; WAS BraHdon, no replied
Amt you the man that wanted to get
off ut Smnllvillc?''
81 am. " rcjoincd the passenger. 81
asked you to wake INC up when we got
there, and you said you would
Il did wake you up. p"
'Oh, you did did you? How far
have we gone past Smallville?"
Fifty five miles. "
And you walked Inc up! Strange !
didn Z know anything about it,"
Il shook you, called out the name Of
the station, and you said, All right
and reached for your hat. supposed
you were wide awake Several passen-
gers got of there, and took it for
granted you wero one of them"
we'll, wasn't I'm pretty hard to
wake up. You ought to have been sure
about it. l had friends waiting for me
at the station It'll make an awful
muss. l wouldn't have had this happen
for 1000"
"fou can telegraph them, can t you?'
i suppose can. What's the next
station!"
"Flaxwood. "
Does the next train back stop
there?"
YES"
We'll, you give me note to tho
conductor, cant you, telling him to
pass me back to Smallville? It's us lit
tic rs you can do. 1t wasn't my fault
that got carried past F"
The conductor scribblcd few lines
on apiece of paper and handed it to him.
Wore coming to Flaxwood now"
no said, looking at him sharply. "Are
you sure you're awake"
I'm get off here anyhow. " responded
the passenger, grabbing his valiso and
starting for the door, whether I'm
awake or not. "
AS the train pulled out of Flaxwood
tho brakeman standing on the rear plat
form Of the last coach heard voice
calling out in the darkness
Hello. old fellow l was afraid you
wouldn't be here to meet me came
all the way on 80 cent ticket There's
moro than ono way to beat railroad,
h'gosh ''-Chicago Tribune
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
tonInie InyIIien.

Tho new woman, who has been hay
ing things very much her own way in
bikes, boomers and equestrian meth
dds lately has encountered stumbling
block of moro than ordinary Dimensions
in the opposition of that powerful body,
the Methodist church, to hor admission
rs delegate Mt its conferences. While
western sentiment strongly favors tho
proposition to render women eligible as
lay delegates. eastern sentiment az
strongly disapproves it.--New York
Journal.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
Ar:esicd for Keeping IL ui.urderIy

On Monday night row occurred in
house on Jefferson street. There was
a general free fight yesterday. Officer
Intem swoFe ont warrant for Clara
lienIkee and Minnie Evans. charging
them with keeping dIsorderly house
man named VIM. Hudgins was also
arrested, charged with being there with
the women. They were oil then locked
up IN the statIoD-house yesterday after.
noon. Mayor Davis will interview taem
this morning. The woman Clara
Henikee was before Mayor Davis II
short while ago and paid $50 for disor-
derby conduct
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
>,n,,.ing oit:,n clubs.

Portsmouth won the second game of
che series from Petersburg yesterday
Lcfore fair sized audience. Gaifney
aud Keefer occupied tue points for the
-'Farmsrs" aud the old reliable battery
OF Leach aud Uhilds performed like
servloe for the home team. There was
nothing of an unusual Interest to speak
uf. 1t was not by my means u good
game of ball. get considerable interest
WAS aroused on account Of the ''see
tawlng" of the teams. First one team
would he ahead and then the other. but
Portsmouth through two Singles, two
stolen bases and un error OF OBrien
managed to get two men across the
rubber in the eighth, which settled the
game, as the umpltes, Messrs. Smith,
oil the Petersburg club. aud Moynihan,
OF he Portsmouth,, who Uiiiciated III
The absence Of BtennaU, agreed to cali
The game ut tho end Of tue eighth
suniug on account of darkness.
The game was iariy well umpired,
both players doing what they thought
WAS right, aud there WAS no kicking.
The game proper was poorly played
one, as both teums at times iislded the
bali like n lot of amateurs, aud as for
hitting, the home team was away oil,
who, with tue support he ought to
have received, should have won his
game IN walk.
The first two runs made by Ports.
mouth were made on Gaffney's wild
throw to first, aud Mills bnse on balls
and Hargrove's rafting single. Two
more men crossed the plate in the
eixth by Guilds being struck by u
pitched hall aud errors of Turner aud
14yous. Another run came home in
Abe seventh on busc gu balls, Il sncrI.
flee and Guilds uit. Twolnore TRUCK
ers" ambied eisurely to the players
hench alter touching the home base 10y
hits of Thurston and Hail and O'Brien' s
error.
i hat was oil. but that was enough, ms
She Portsmouths led the Petershurgers
two RUS, and u lead of two runs is far
more comfortable than being behind
that many. Petersburg sent Lippert
nome IN the first on his hit, IA stolen
iase, Pender's neat sacrifice and Tur-
nel's clever single. Three more runs
were added in the fifth, which made the
"FarmerB" lead the "rruckers" two
guns, by two errors OF Mills on ensy
chances. All error of Cnllds and Tur-
Aer's hot single to right field. Their
fifth aud Inst run was made IN the sixth
gu the third error of tie game by
Mills, a base on balls aud Il stolen base
the score stood ut the ending of the
eighth iuulng to > in favor Of Ports.
mouth, who had obtained tighter
clutch on third place.
The score is below:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
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