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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
and come direct West 10 join Modjeska. He II
to pay lead with the star.

and come direct West 10 join Mod1eska. ne Is
to pay lead with the star.
Annie Suits will shortly sing Lottie Collins.
latest success, II Went to Paris With Papa,
in ''Jack and the Beanstalk."
]. K EN- NETT secured divorce from Emily
Lytton last week. Mr.. Emmett will continue
his season to the continuous house.
Lillian Nordica is said to have disco vered q
wonderful tenor in Chicago, whom she thinks.
with some schooling, will become famous.
W. H. Crane will come here late in the sea-
son and proouce his entire repertoire, includ-
Ing his latest success, "a Fool for Fortune"
When Margaret Mather goes to Wallack's
Thcater she promises production of Gym.
Dellne" which, she declares, will compare with
Henry Irving's in London.
The Chicago press is very enthusiastic con-
corning ''The Prodigal Father" which is now
on It's way to the coast and will be seen at the
columbia Theater in January.
MRS. Langtry has rival in the way of rae
Ing actress Mile. Marsy of the Coincide Fran
calse, whose name figured so prom inently IN
the Max Lebaudy case, was one OF the chief
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Where They Laugh.

There is generally some joke or point in
a play which the audience applauds more
uproariously than all the other witticisms
1t is not always the authors most cher
ished joke. and it is very seldom the bes,
bit OF dialogue in the play, but night after
night the audience insists on haiiing il
with delight, for some mysterious reason
which even the actors themselves cannot
explain.
The following are the points where the
biggest laugh comes in at some of the hol-
iday preparatlons:
At the Bald win-.The Brownies"
The leader of the German band, COM
menting upon the eating OF ROSTERS, says:
II never eat roosters! fool him!
eat him when he is egg"
At the Tivoli-"Jack and the "Bean.
stalk"
The jealous queen finds the King a,
Mrs. Simpsons dairy, and, knowing him
to b.. great flirt, the following converse.
ton eusues:
Queen Intropodi-Where is the milk
maid you came to see?
King Hartman livery absent mindedly'
The milk is made down at the pump
my dear.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

Nat Goodwin will play New York engage
ment after all. He will use his new play,
s.An American Citizen"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

W. H. Crane will come here late in the sea
son and proouce his entire repertoire, includ
ing his latest success, "a Fool for Fortune"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

Modjsska's coming tour under the manage.
ment of AL Hayman & Co. will extenu over .
period of but four weeks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

The receipts of the Coghlan benefit viii
held in trust by Charles Frohman, Abe Hum
mel and William Perzel.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

J. K. EN- NETT secured divorce from Emil
Lytton last week. Mr.. Emmett will continu
his season to the continuous house.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

The Lyceum Company, with Its on tire new
repertoire, will be one of the summer attrac-
lions at the Baldwin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

joseph Haworth Will leave the cast Of s.sue'
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31

.lsoyuss ~ dlmsnslons and has aspopn.
lation g e,O00. nsaSiy ~ bsi1ng con
ivlcts. @ sg ~ s. .s n 81
n Dsportat ion to ehsse penal colonies
u made IN the most shit tleass ana cruel
manner. From Ill parts Of Spain the
prisoners who are to DO sent 20 the
PENAL colonies are marched through
rain or snow to the Sladero, or deten-
ton prison, ct Madrid. Then they are
marched, with insuh1cient clothes and
With absolutely no provision for food,
to Valencia.
Here they are shipped to the colo
niles In old, Anticipated ships, which
are oveF4crowded to the verge Of posi-
tive danger. Herded like cattle h
pens, beaten by ignorant and brutal
soldiers, they 60 to living death Ia
the colonies, where stripes are given
more often than food, and where bru-
tally is visited with the smiles OF 90.
perior officers. No wonder that suicide
ID the natural thought Of the usual
Spanish convict.
The political prisoner fares worse
than the criminal guilty Of assassfna-
ton. The latter is regarded merely %
the enemy Of the individual, while the
former 10 regarded % the enemy Of
the king.
Most Of the political prisoners are
sent to Ceuta, Africa. .Ceuta ts m old
Moorish seaport town IN Morocco, OPP
posite Gibraltar. The town fS on the
side Of the ancient mountain Abylat
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
Go Be Continued.)
Rolling Soil for seed.


j. p. G. Holland of Kansas asks: sis
it any advantage to roll the ground
after seedlings" to which the Prairie
Farmer replies:
This depends much upon the nature
Of the soil and the climate and on the
crop seeded. In very many cases, roll
ing the soil after corn has been plant
ed is decided advantage especially
II the ground IS cloddy. On the other
hand, rolling after wheat has been
drilled in is not only uncommon, but
would rarely be advisable. Where
grass or clover seed is sown in tho
spring on land which was sown to
wheat or other fall snail grain. rolling
Is often advisable. IL the ground Re dry
enough. Clay soils may be helped by
rolling In many cases, or greatly IN
jured IL rolled when wet. In the OBJ
servation of the writer, the use of the
roller Il not increasing in the Central
Western states, various drags, or
smoothing implements being eabsti-
tuted for 1t. Where grass and clover
has been injured but not destroyed by
'eheaving" In the winter, rolling in the
spring is often helpful. Assuming our
correspondent refers to, seeding with
small grain or grass, the probabilities
are that rolling before would be pref
cradle to rolling after the seeding has
been done.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
a sis,.ooo ar.1el WI. ~ !,

The gorgeous tales Of oriental splen-
dor tell OF pathways strewn with gold
dust, to be trodden by the sacred feet
OF royalty, and diamonds are the con-
ventional paving material for the prom
enade Of the princes in the fairy tales.
It has been left to st. Louis business
man. says correspondent, to construct
q gravel walk, neither long nor strik-
fngly beautiful, that is modern. if
comparatively humble, rival Of these
glistening highways Of fiction and
fable. for it represents $4,000 in hard
cash.
The manager Of a st. Louis coffee
company is the proud possessor Of this
unique walk. It is composed Of sew.
eral tons Of Brazilian pebbles, that
came to him in an ordinary business
way during the last few years. :
This firm are heavy importers Of
Brazilian coffee. Before the berries
are ready to be roasted for the market
the sacks are opened and the contents
carefully examined for twigs, leaves
and other impurities, the latter gen.
orally taking the shape Of small peb,
bles about the size Of coffee berry.
These came with such regularity and
in such quantities that long ago the
idea that they were accidentally in the
sacks was abandoned and the con-
clusion reluctantly reached that they
were purposely placed in the bags to
make weight. The daily discoveries Of
these Brazilian pebbles. which are paid
for as coffee. will I'LL an ordinary
bucket. They are still added to the
gravel path as they come ink
change.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Raisins can be easily seeded II put in
hot water and allowed to stand fifteen
minutes before beginning to seed.
Clear. black coffee, diluted with water
and containing little ammonia, will
clean and restore black clothes.
A few drops Of benzoin placed on cot.
ton and put in or around tooth that il
aching will almost invariably stop this.
pain.
Scales are now made Of such q nice
adjustment that they Will weigh any
thing. to the smallest hair plucked from
the eyebrow. Intact they will weigh
pencil mark. IA
Sir John Lubbock describes an ant,
which can support a weight three thou
sand times heavier than itself, or equal
in proportion to a man holding 210 tons
by hts teeth.
Thunder is sometimes one great
crash, because the lightning cloud Is
near the earth and 40 all the vibrations
of the air ION which the sound dependss
reach the car at the same time. ..fs
A treatment that may be rolled on
for removing spots Of iron rhst from
white fabrics is the following: Pour
boiling water into bowl, stretch the
cloth that 10 spotted over 1t, and drop
on the spot Of rust q drop Of hydro.
chloric or muriatic acid. Leave It there
halt minute, then dip the place in hot
water. Wash out thoroughly aftsr1
wards In water ssftened with ammonia
Soap must not be used. a. the. acid will
decompose It and leave . grease spot
On The cloth. 80
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31

which forms one OF the Pillars of Her
cules, the Rock Of Gibraltar being the
other. It is almost impregnable, and
is to Spain what Siberia Is to Russia,
with the exception that 1t il even
more horrible. The town was built by
the Moors about O45, and It is proba-
BILE that there is no other one place in
the world where so many devices Of
torture are concentrated.
Ceuta Is very small place, and the
Moors constructed chain of fortress
es around it to guard against any pos
sible attack. It is In the cellars Of
these ancient and decaying fortresses
that the dungeons are located. They
are hewn out of the solid rock land are
in tiers to a depth Of fifty or sixty
feet. The approach to them Is made
through narrow openings in the stone
floors Of the fortress, and when the
horrible hole is opened the foul odor
of filth and decomposition is overpow-
ering.
These dungeons are inhabited almost
solely by political prisoners, and many
Cubans arrested during the present re-
bellion are there. Some are in solitary
confinement; others are in dungeons
holding thirty or forty men.
When man is placed in solitary
confinement hole is cut In the ma
sonry large enough to admit the pas
sage Of his body and he ,is dropped in.
A blacksmith follows and YIELDS on
the letters. Locks and keys are never
used. A heavy weight with a chain
is welded to the ankle and an iron
band is welded about the waist. A
chain attached to the latter is weldef
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31

Fs + ssH n Is Sa .ssss 5s sFis
q one 81 III mott intsss lihl 81 gof current
events, from tho i tSS,y p6gat Gk Az sssc
trician, II the newly dsvsl0 psn8uc
tion Of rubber ID 800 lys ~ Fits
burg Dispatck n 1SSa re impsrts Of
this article were recorded o resolved
from tho colony, and Inst year the
amount was only @29,o70 By . single
steamer which lott Lagos III the begin
ming Of last month. however, the value
Of the rubber shipped to Liverpool was
$76,000. +;
The new industry has taksn8 hold Of
the inhabitants Of Lagos tndiserimin1
ately with the rush Of q gold craxel
Numbers. Of clerks. small traders and
otherseven, Il 10 said. professional
men-have packed their traps and gone
into the interior 70 take their chance
In collecting and manufacturing the
gum.
: The native owners Of the forests have
. shrewd appreciation Of the bearing
Of this unwonted excitement, and ard
insisting on the payment Of royalties.
Som6 Of them are even entering into
the business Of preparing the rubber
for the market. y,
Prices In. the interior have been con-.
sfderably advanced. and there is no
longer as much profit % there was At
first In purchasing and transporting
the product to the coast. u.
The fear among electricians that an
artificial rubber would have to be re-
sorted to in consequence Of the increase
Ing scarcity Of the natural product hasl
Tor the present, at all events, been all
layed. In many rubber sources the
wholesale destruction Of trees by the
natives has been stopped and odd kinds
Ct rubber are cropping up from unex1
pected quarters. Several new sorts. to-
gether with the familiar little black
balls with white center, come from the
west coast Of Africa. A new product
comes from Madagascar. It has q horny
appearance and contains much earthl
Nothing certain is known Of it's botanl
ical origin. From New Zealand have
been received packages Of q rubber.
which appears very elastic, but which
does not bear cutting up well. It is the
product Of the banyan, and the rapidity
and facility with which this tree rei
produces itself is an important factor
In view Of the wasteful methods still
adopted by the natives, who practically
destroy the tree in order to obtain the
rubber.
improvements and economy in the
manufacture Of rubber have also been
Effected by the use Of more eficient
machinery, and especially by the adop-
ton OF large rollers. So far It has not
been possible to completely eliminate
the sulphur contained in vulcanized
rubber, and all processes for the man
ufacture Of old rubber are more or less
unsatisfactory.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
Observation-Disclosures

! with draushts Of the fiery Taos whis:
Ky, tempered, In minute proportion,
with mountain water. That over, the
two men went outside and sat them.
selves down on the log stumps, which
stood ready there, to smoke their cas-
safras-rOOt pipes. The conversation
was made up Of the banalitles OF the
time and place, and Lucy, who had re.
sumed her knitting, Joined in it but
little.
On. q sudden George Jumped up and
walked along the path that led up hill,
with his eyes fixed intently on the
moonlit ground in front OF him.
"Thar's bin somebody heyar," he
said, with quiet intensity. who's bin
by heyar?" he asked. turning to Lucy.
Who's gone to Dick Ashland's?''
"a stranger" the girl replied casu-
ally.
II guess know who It is" George
continued. 81 guessed he was bound
for Dicks when he was that soft and
soapy at Hatcher's. might a known
he was going to Dick Ashland's."
"Waal, an what Of that?" Lucy
asked.
Yer mind yewr pot, my GIRL" the
elder Maclane retorted, IAN jist look
that yewr fat don't burn. That's what
yew've got to do, reckon. It wur a
tall stranger-dark, youngish, wur 1t
mott?
That's him." Lucy answered.
II told yew, Dave" the, elder man
continued, turning to his nephew, 81
wur sure Of 1t. wur that sure Of 1t
that I'd bet hundred dollar bill on 1t.
I tell yew, Dick Ashland's jumped
gold. He's got ahead o. me, an that
thar strangers come to help him git
1t. Damnation! He shan't git ahead
o. me! This is my country. He'd a
never come heyar If it hadn't a-bin to
follow my clew.''
His hand wandered instinctively to
the big knife in his belt, and half I'M
sheathed it.
Dave" he said, with q savage
quiet, "come along o. me. I reckon
I've got something to say to yew."
The two men strolled away into the
night. The girl still sitting on the log,
dropped her knitting on her lap and
listened, with a confused, throbbing
ut her heart, to the sound Of the steps
as they died away among the cedars
beyond.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
Rack to the ola TRADE.

Dime Museum Manager Ito his lee
turer> -Windbagger, what possessed
you to pick a quarrel with the living
skeleton and pound tho poor fellow as
you did?
Lecturer-Well, Ill tell You, colonel,
! used to be In the minstrel business.
and an uncomfortable impulse came
over me to rattle the bones once morl
-Harper's Bazaar.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
A Northern Outrawe.

what impressed you as the most
remarkable thing you saw while on
your trip through the South?"
"a live chicken running at large In
the streets Of Charleston. -Chicags
Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
All the saree Trims.

Professor-The ancients used palms
as an emblem Of capture and victory.
Smart Student-I suppose that's why
the moderns use them 20 extensively
at weddings
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31
Tho Ricyele,s FAINT.

WHAT exclaimed the tenderfoo,.
"Only tar and feathers? thought
you always hanged horse-thiefY"
The native sighed heavily.
THE influence Of the bicycle, you
know, he rejoined. ~ Detroit Tribune,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15
or A


Bone psoris I know have curious ways.
They Will ccnsure most all Of mankind.
They'll hunt for the flaws in their neishbors
next DOOR
To their own they seem rather blind
Thorc's many n man gone wrong IN this world
Through troubles abroad or ~ home.
So don't push them down with a kick or q
frown,
But give them y chance 20 atone.
You've all heard tho story bout houses Of glass,
So often you've picked up your stone.
Before you have shattered that cottage next
door,
Why, Just takO a look at your own.
] read q small piece IN The paper today
Which caused mo to ponder and think
How q poor boy had fallen n victim to crime
While enslnved by that dread demon, drink
"Ten years you must serve" said tho judg'
on the bench.
His poor mother cried. with a moan,
"Don't sentence my boy, my hope and my joy
But give him = chRncs 10 atonc."
Walter Fletcher in New York Herald.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15

The laugh is ON n Milo me. farmer
he pridos himself on regularity in feed
ing his live stock, especially his pig,
The other day he found he would b
obliged to DO away ut the usual hour
SO he told his wife TO be careful ant
feed tho pig Just On the stroke Of IL.
This advice MAS repeated several time
before he started, aud, as he drove of,
his parting admOnition was, "Remem
Der the pig" His business took him Il
a neighboring town, and he had bsez
there but a short time when a Telegram
was handed to him. Fearing the worst,
he opened II and read, "Shall l feed
the pig on local or standard timer" anC
the message was 'collect. "-BostoE
Herald.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15
Hu.bandlnr the Minutes.

It is wonderful to see how many hours
prompt people coptrive to make Of a
day. 1t is as il they picked mp tho mo-
ments the dawdlers lost. And, If over
you find yourself where you have SO
many things pressing upon you that you
hardly know how to begin, let me tell
you n secret--take hold Of the very first
one that 10 hand. You will find
the rest will all fall into line. and fol.
low after like a company of well drill
cd soldiers. Examiner.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15
TARIFF LITERATURE FOR ALL

TAa AMAAzcAH PROTECTIVE Au1YPLAA0Ul
b pubfshiAg 9 nAost valuable SegtSs cf TAris
doea@eat1. Theso are prepared with = vtSv
uoa, whether in h fnterOgt Il farmer.
aborerA, merchants or professional BAaa.
AAeh hsno Of tho sertns appeals " thOee "a
dbPHlAbls fAets-oomparteoas OF wages, OOst
OF living, and Other arguR0lts shOWiAg tAS
bonsnts OF Profession.
Any single one Will be eeHt on roeeipt OF :
oSGeA n stamps except wages LVtRR aRj
TsEi6." which VIII b Ssat for 4 cenG-
Ths whole lIst will Be . n FOE % Osata o.
any twelve for y cents or any ave fOr ~
T-"wsssa. Living and Tariff" n A. HAsTs,
S-SrSS Livsais1Ss Il a FIo;;Stve T.4S I:
- LAsqr sd AA9strios Y TIE UAitOa
etssa1" fGs4 rrss Assas, Issf. oaAW.
s--Hssss FSssssesr I;ii:cS;;;SsS = q -
1S~ sf rsSS.S e rs fcr a 4. g.
= uaissa IT,: eaA AasSsate hsas
akS wISsst PTOtSstva TaFtd. 1frst
- =: ~ zas:s1a., Weak sssi Raw
80 Industries q ne United statoSln
S--vAncsiss q re Far Ie4 =. RnDGn%SallL
S--Seas !ilswI 90 IaTin 81 an Ola BuS-
1--Tss rrstsSays rssi1: is 1dvaiiaSs; for
- eoSAs CT; no.A1aa. ........... 50
S.nnSMsss. AssFiss;s SnaEs va, tHAi ., 3 n
AsvsW. b. q. ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 70
1o-~Ths EeEmsT and ths Tarta'@ Col THoNAS
n--rTs.ssaos ssf SiiI RSGGI.S' GicSSsi.
u--RSSiY 70 Is: Rr.sid:nts Hf::fs;d: iI.s. 70
49," B.P. POlfHR. ................ 8
Is orkingmn aud Pc Tariff -. ........... 9
M-"Ths Vital o0esttoa; nhAll American Indus-
Htss BE- .AbendoAed and American Mar
iS-aS@s Is as1ssal WI 1ddiiiica.'. 4
H-"n0 Progress a. One nnndrod Yearh"
iz-sProtssfsd a. 1nSrs.ni GiiGitDnna. s''''.' q
le-"Tha fArtH hOt q Tax MonEhB. DnnIL.. B
ia Why HfIhanaa nhouh Da Protacfionfa1a-S 4
9o-SProtOOaoa. II. N. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. A
WhAt y . Tarin ~ Answers 70 . WoFktnG-
s--rSs 1sasfisa1 Wool iadu;iiiSi.sRH..xE
s--HH ass and CO. q T1ins!S In. WWii Z
2l-"GOuthern Farming Industries" 4
~ Short Talk n Wofkingmen ........, 4
~ prrtp1tbnS ard tN~ Rnrtver SernfNF 4
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15

Eyes, brethren" said the convert, ~
am a humble Christian now, bat in
my ~unregeDerato days. l iatter myself
that you wouldn't meet q liner or more
thoroughbred sinner in a days walk"
-Cincinpati EpuuireL
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15
TINE BEWT
MEDICINE

Is SlMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. Don't
forget to take Il. Now Is the time you
need Il most TO wake up your Liver. A
sluggish Liver brings on Malaria, Fever
and Ague, Rheumatism, and many other
Ills which shatter the constitution and
wreck health. Don't forget the word
REGULATOR. It is SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR you want. The word REG
ULATOR distinguishes It from all other
remedies. And, besides this, SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR Is a Regulator of the
Liver, keeps It properly at work, that your
system may be kept in good condition.
FOR THE BLOOD take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR, 1t lSthe best blood
purifier and corrector. Try II and note
the difference. Look for the RED z
on every package. You wont find II on
any other medicine, and there Is no other
Liver remedy like SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR-the Kingof Liver Remedies.
Be sure you get 1t. .
j. II. ZelIin q Co., Philadelphia, Pa
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15
Nothing in This World

Is 90 cheap as a newspaper, whether il 30
measured BY the cost Of it's production or BY ts
SGLES to the consumer. we are taking Gboue
an american, metropolitan, daily paper of the
first class LIKE THE CHICAGO RECORD. RsM
cheap and so good you can't afford in this dog
Of progress to be Without it. There are OthM
papers possibly as good, but none better, and
none just like it. 1t prints all the real news Of
the world-ths nsws you care tcr-suery day.
and prints it in the shortest possible space. YOu
eG1 read THE CHICAGO RECORD and do a das's
vTk too. 1t is an Independent paper and gi0es
all political news free from the faint of portv
bias. In a yord-it's q eomp.ste, condensed
clean, honest family newspaper, and it has the
largest morning circulation in Chicago or the
wst-l1S. 900 to 40, 900 a day.
Prof. J. T.. EatfsEd, of tbs NorthwsstOrp
University says: 1.-THE CHICAGO RECORD
comes az near being the ideal daily jour.
nal az we are for some time likely to find
on these mortal shores"
Sold BY newsdsGIers everywhere, and sab-
s~criptiOns received BY all pOstmasters. address
TIE CHICAGO RECORD. 1871 Kadisos-st 20
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-15

-..4 4dcstiOn. "
sss:;fis::; i Tsifs T sss's: ' IS " A Cd &. AS% New Tssf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
A Novel show.

A big crowd of people at Tucson, Ariz.,
had the unusual privilege the other day of
witnessing a railroad smash-up of consid-
cradle proportions that had been prear-
ranged, and they had sufficient notification
of the coming spectacle to be able to secure
choice positions for seeing the smash. A
section crew was at work at Wallis sta
ton, some thirty miles east of Tucson, and
a long gravel train stood on the track. A
coupling link broke, and thirteen of the
loaded gravel cars started on wild slide
down the grade toward Tucson. News of the
accident was telegraphed to Tucson, and
preparations were made for receiving the
runaway. The switches were set to run
the cars on the side track, and then to derail
them. The news of the coming smash was
spread about, and in the half hour before
it came big crowd had gathered. The
cars came into Tucson at speed estimated
at from ffty-eight to seventy miles an hour,
struck the side track and then the obstruc-
tions, and then the air was filled with
gravel, car wheels, and splinters. All the
cars were badly wrecked, and the station
yard was badly torn up.