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COFFEE.

New orleans. November lS-Coffee-Or-
binary t. low fair. lai,ml5i2c.
New York. November lS.-CoTcc-O OPP
tons opened steady wth prices to IN
points lower, ruled generally weak rni"g
European liquidation aud local selling
tolioWlng higher Brazilian reports and
weak spot markets. closed steady, IL
70 I-s net decline. Spot dull; No. invoice
l0,. Joahng. l0l,.
santos. November 1S-Wcak. good aver
age santos. II, 100 rels per 10 kilos, re-
cents, 2l,Vp stock, $4,000
Hamburg, November lS,-Ilollday.
Rio. NoNtmber lS.-teuiet; NO. , Rio. II,
Con rcis per 10 kiloS: exchange, l-lcI.
Cleared tor the United States. il.oo0, for
Elropc. 300. stock 356,0OD
New York November lS.-Total ware
house deliveries from the Unitcl States.
1897, including ld,SS0 from New York
New York stock S39. ,99, United States
stock. 80, 22a. ahoat for the United States,
3o9,0tD; tot.m visible for the Unite! Sia -
69!, 2E' bags. against 56l. 100 las, year.
InNrc, November Market closed eN-
cHcd at a net loss of | to = points.
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NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
Opened steady; 12:0 quiet: closed steady;
sales, So 100.
'pen- Noon closed ."s'"Y
Gail Ni's''h Chasing
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cotton Points.

Houston expects 1910 70 soon baios ,o,,,,,,
row against 5l25 on the same INV vs.,
x,,,4r' New Orleans 5000 to II 500, ae,',1Sl
Hubbard Bros. x co wired n w NJ,
IN At l;22 y. m: Market being hn'vn,,
seq ~ Liverpool, MeFn leon ana R ol,i !,
VoNr HohSi ale and V. W Bruce of New
Chh, Heriz and J. h Davice ~
~ Ha ,r S,ton- 3: C., and Rev i. II, Hensh
Jio 1,,t,,ings IeNas, were visitors at tho
listen iil. cotton exchange today. '''o
=, NVVeip'S of Sea Island cotton NJ lrut.o,
Sgttrs ports since September ~
u,h,n M 10 fl6i+ bales, against i0.eOS ror
, ,ne @ime TINE last year Total exnor,s
na rN been 10 la9. against II SIS 'Ni'or's
The declared stock OF print c,o,hs ~. -.
~ N NJ Is I",0op pieces. an incrc,qn ~ ~
IN" WIZ nlG'' =. F ,T week, week Total s1les for
1871 pieces; the deliveries ,vnro VI sni ~
, n, AZ production 2e5 nDO picc,s s,,nl
r. lroNiience We're li.DD niocc.t' . lHs
'V'"o pieces mn increase of COCO pjecos ~
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srM1-uErKLY MoYEMEN

New, Orleans, La, November -. -
tary Testers report on me hD'sI
cotton at thirteen leading lcs's
half week ending yesteros!, "a
with the corresponding perioa NV
.e1 Snni Co...
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NEW ORLEANS.

New orleans, Novcmlrr is Hog prod
ucts quiet. pork. mess 5-S larl. refined
tiorces AZ: boxed meats Or, suit shoulders
~, sides Sd4, bacon. CHAR rn sides Is.
hams, choice sugar cur, fi ,ii93,, Corn
meal firm, so. Flour nrm extra fancy
..5Hl 80; PATENTS 1850 e. Bran steady,
49, Hay steady; primo NJ hfH l3.iD. choice
II ,5od15.50. Corn quiet 40. sacked waite
ami mixed a. yellow 81. oats. No. 2 - X
81 ~. Rice hrmer; ordinary to good 3S
Qt ~.
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eeNinr AZ. Ncw York sii,h, RnVlng &;
.Ns, ouHt, selling at par New orleans sght
nUylug Hc discount selling isc premium
American silver, buying w discount, sell
INK at lar
New York Sterling exchange. bankers
sNli.s. 4l'9nt siAl; commercial $500
SIP, reiehmari5@, lHl nrnce. bankers
aiylios, i-oia. conn, rcial a.E}is.
Sew Orleans. Sterling exchange, bark
crs sixties 4.19ilut'ot isw York sight
bankers, par commercial 81 80 discount
francs. commercial sixties 5.2ias. less lie.
London. Hauk rate per cent, street
rtc. - Per cent. SILVER. - l5-lGl. consols.
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=, ssSln butter is IN good demand. with
SsuGihcs small.
T,rkefs werc IN largo supply today and
Apples are quoted very low nv locn,
d'd'trs ana are moving out freely
AZ grades of Arhck,~'S ana the Apcx
t"nnds Of roasted appiua were reduced i.r
prr ound today
Wheat recovered "A large mart az 10 r.
cent loss ~ the speculative market. th.
mornius. Flour is lttn ia sympathy thnrr,
with ''' So
American sarines remain very firm and
there are ntma lions from The East ~,
an effort is being made 70 concentrates m.
stock n one or TWO handR
itaiSln az" very firm In price. The mar.
Ret on the coast Is strong ~ 81 ~ m /
~ fol TWO. three and four-crown -ln,sa
Musontels respectively and can NOT hs
NhR Ted stu higher p'.ces are expected
The prices OF leather have advanced nj,
the average Of about Is per cor, Mi M
six months, but they are 10 per cent lowcr
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NEW YORK.

New York November is Wheat was
iTacei up nearly . a hI+h'l to-day. Ta.
favor the most conspirGou- factor being
resumption of cXpor d'uN' d. both here
h1i on the Pacific colr. Locally about
-'Ph0 bushels Were reported 10 have h IN
sold for shipment Intending SOME SLHn
bushels for Australia cash % maud at
the West was also good gui v"ports gem
orally indicated thu spru4 Wlep' move
most had about reached ia max mum far
the present. Foreign hous Wcr. icllcrs
carly. causing December 10 uicu i.c loWNr
at @l From this puiut there was a
steady rise to SIS. tn closing he1g NJ
s. Total sales for the ,iav W re 1864. r0
bushels Late foreign news was hel .ul
to the bulls.
Wheat Receipts $500 bushels; trot
higher; No. hard 50; options opened low
or, but quickly rccoVcred. closing al a. .i2c
net gain; No, 2 rel, NpNruasr SG1l De
celnber 81 Leather Grm Woo. ateady.
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! '''' expo OCEAN FREIs lls,, "a
The following oce .aniav: 81
cotton are quoted Ioa' L!ysgN., /
From Ga!ves.o1Iii .s,a. scnir'
pcr pound, Hayre. y, pcin3s
GALNhsl ms q
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DRIED FRUITS

APPl.ES-fAncy siiCel. in boxes. 4Ad
o., choice eNSaporatoi, Gigc; fancy, 5c, Iii.
ron, lie per 10: curants, In hhs. io4iyc,
cleaned curr1nts, w boxes. Glec. in in
cartons, 1r; uectgriue,, cVaporatcI Sc
peaches, cvaporatcl, 6lsc; pears, ovipor-
RAlSlNS- California l. L. boxes new
81 0a; 2-crown l.. NJ. raisins. 5l-lb boxes
'HS S,Grown l.. ~, 5o-lh boxes. 5itQ5isc.
"a X X NES crop of 1896; Caltornia primes
,us gee ao-cis. Sc: silver prunes. 7isc; ruby
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES.

Opened steady; demand moderate; 2 ..
m, Very quiet closed irregular.
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GRAIN AND HAY

carload lots, lob cars from mills. deal
81 chargc from store 5UlQe more Der ijo
~ ,ps on BRAN 2g3c per bushel on oats aul
iRAN-6Su7oc.
,c5HnPPED CoRN-7JGSoe per 100 lbs.
ia -,,Sl5H; No. . Nebraska 2Sff30c.
~ a. -DAItalfa Sli .99it2 10 per ton. md
~ ~ Nie'mN u 30; timothy sl6, o0li Il 90; South
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BEER -Schutz. quarts, slO.50 ner mi.
pints, sll00 pur bblj Dixie Pale ou1rJs
500; pints %bo; Magnolia Pale. quarts
500, pluts, $h5H. NS"'' %
ulGtl WINE 81 Is per gallon
WHiSKN--Per gallon: Finished eoods on
high wine basis. A.lS, straight bourbon
ANA rye, according to age ana uuali.v'
SL15n30o, blended, sl7i4S5O
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ST. LOUIS

c cs.ttIs 900, shipments $50; s @i.cI \
dressed a., be- and sh.ppnrs , s, u
COWS and heifers g.v,as < SEER
q IN a cattle steady Dut s.oI dsxn u
a;5o. COWS 2.vyd2.0. Homv Nv ssr
shipments 1900: steady fosst.hecess1
sr on others; light s.3Nis sss, y. /
go heaVy 2.WQ5.30 sheen Nus I
3.Uui. I.i'ls.S.
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DuTTER AND Eggs.

Chicago November is Butter nrn.
creamery li0.ols, dairy l0qT, Gre Sc nr.u.
SApH. Eggs firm; fresh II,
ST. gu :, November lS.-Eggs weak.
Butter unchanged.
Kansas CITY. November ls--Butter firm;
creamery lGAH, dairy l0dl2. EGGS steady,
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81 GAN

New York, November 49, Sugar--Rav
linn; refined quiet.
New Orleans November Sugar qule, .
but steady, open kettle 2i,M2 ll-l6, coutrif-
nsal gfauulatcd sApS SIS; whites S-sN
SS-N; Selows Si03h; seconds 2.su3 3-ls
Mo,asses weak open kettle l5ft2l; &c ltr.fu
Gal o1li, syrup weak, l7d20.
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MINls ANn NAILS

8mh'7l wire auo,ni ons are for carload
tots. :. % b. houston.
,iAhl'ltb WIRE GHdln. galvanized
;,M per 100 lbs painted wire s. .o5. Wan,
hctn u, hiRhtr th'u Grdlen.
NlHit lis Rate 81 Is per krg; ad-
hpc. aud r"nuy .hc, ana penny eO,;
" ltnuy N,1A. p'9uy 81 90
CUT NAILS Rpir - 90 pcr keg. same
advances az ON wire halls.
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New York, November 1S.--The Evenine
Pests London financial cableGram SAYS
All the stock markets were lstless and dc
pressed today, Mines were Hat The
Paris hoursH was Gu,i. but closed better
on the rise In Spanish stocks. The Berlin
market WAS duff
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"oss dull and week. a.. .
CHICAGO.

Oh i,., =. Aa1Al}O Mlt.fht
so ,re ,s,,tronger. bu: o,hSs -chuk
80 were on a ba A. V,nes .gfaS..
i3rl,.s' beef steers = ~ % s.5lsiS
iha .il us, TO extra catt,su " :, y I'M,
h ne attic "a going al ,h WA lA IN 4,
i te.i , sold iars ely a, t,sS Ss
h uriiins sales OF extra ~ b,He!.E IN
s nuiis 2'goas.75 and eho 9 y Il
s sN. cornted Texas :. csivts II
. . y " 4,oo AMI Texas FEET u.ssis Ia Ss,'
2.15. win COWS 49, 2
rr lazy 81. sa'es of hogs w.r. !. 4
p pa,ie' n.y. .ater on a s, MN narth Ii,
vaiiei. Hogs were iarurao,av y ID. III,
; n..ttardays closllg mr., es,s,,y oispals|
u ,.laae or coarse heayvs I y As3
",eisinn, hogs at 2.goasS " prime 4
a' p .; .VlJ.tO and packers. TsiM va r
co ices =, ,, for sheep we s nom ain
s . sn. to cho.ce i.Hass = Gfey 4
: 3 ' 3d. lambs 3.DWi.iS: e fss3i yeri,e;|
S'H ~ feeding lambs S.5ysS \, ns I, "a; }
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All persons afflicted with dyspepsia find
in.neo.aye feie. by using Angostura BAT.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

| Thcs, quotations are revised 1ally and
| their correctness can be relied upon. The
prices are those ruling In tho Houston
| AXLE GREAsE-Diamoni. N15 per
lgross. irazicr. In tin boxes $500 per gross
Golden. Jou6oa per dozen boxes: castor
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per kos. Si.ooV
| 40: blasting powder. 800 per keg. agents
price. drop shot. per sack. 3L25al.Io; buck.
| BACON-Short clear, boxed, 5,aQ5Ac; in
sacks. i.c less: breakfast. SiaMs5sc. dry ga /,
M5Ac; New York salt bellies 6sfi6iar;
w esern salt bellies, &c; smoked bellies.
bAGuING AND T1Es-Caroad lots. f..
o. b. Houston or Galveston: Tagging. =
ID. csc 2h-lb. &c: 2l2-lb. 7jsc. Ties, Arrow.
s5c; Delta. sl.l0. In small lots from store,
phRghS '9c per yard higher: ties be per
bundle higher.
alb; N;25; A-lb, 75c; Victor. Lib per dozen
VIC. ig-lh, 79c. it-lb 45c. Isis one spoon. l.
H. per dozen, t2io: ts-lb. si.35, Alb. Soc !,
4. c.. O. o. cans. $500 per dozen; Piice's
CANNED FRUIT Per dozen. Stra wber-
i'cs, s'cWtlcI, pIneapples standard Sl09lp
IoDo pclrs STANDARD. 900 Qtloo; clipper
tartlett pears, 2-lb sL00Vl 95. 3-b. sl.60p
10, peaches standard. 2-ib, 81 l5lti.l5, ser
0nias, 20. Mc9iI.1J. 3-lb. standard, sl.0y}t
So 1-ib ne pgAchcs. 71H Soc, BIB pie
Iehches. sJiac bilckhorrics 75qsJc. 3-lb
F'A.HINgTT ,, apples @cl,L@
e., Nsah,NDN- lain candy, 5i,36Iac; mapped.
NANMED VEGETABLES Marrowfan
,p',r.f',, slopNl.g LIMA 1oans. aocufl0;
string beans. 7Hai5 corn Gacptl25. iona
A'e "a Kidney n.lus Ii 7suaa,
tANNl.D Mats Ronat beef. In.
g W. 10, ~. t-.tHY-..a. ID corncd heoi,
aozeh - lraile, I'D lunch tongue,
4"H'h, %1W12 ID. 4-lb oxford Sausage,
a"@"n. $50. ttankIiu slus ts.;,. lib, sly.
,',t,. Pg,lrI H"IH dozen FHW' .4'il
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than they were a year ago. Dry hides
have advanced during that period 50 per
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Havre. November 1S-Spots quiet; fu-

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET
The following ore thu closing quotations
for cotton on tnS spot today at the lead.
ing markets. together with closing OF mid.
dhns yesterday. with today's sales:
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New YORK, November ls,-Buyers are
present IN good number, yet the business
o"'e'ed Is not In keeping with the at
''ilnnce The greater demand appears
conhhod 10 moderate selections of fabrics
ioF current wants for which the consur,-
Ing request shows a steady jmnrovnn,an.
ne placing of orders for spring goes for,
Mtr4 WIN some steadincss with the larrer
OF an classes Printing cloths stea3v 80
"a WIN the sales so far this week about
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holce cattle and cllvos In demand :
marker supplied with sheep ana hogs.
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Now DIRK. November lS-HubharI Bros
y 'o.'s cotton lctter says. Liverpool Nls
i'Nor'ply AFFECTED today by reports from
MAS mat iee movement resulting from
lir holding OF cotton over election shovel
l,lc4tions of slackcninE ara that the ton
Si"l' IN that state WAS a failure. our Gal
W SION CoiltspDndcht tc!cgraphs us that
u" lclhiied ra ,ro1i returns ind cate . $50 :
'" halgs a. the maximum of the TeNns
Vlll Ih"St advices brought buying or
u'Ts " m tMrop" AMI the market Quickly
" Spo1ded; only to fall back on rrnrwcl
s'iiing orders from Europe for The distant
'ions ana the lrrerulor closing of the
Nv iiopl market. The market clio d
Wr1k az the lowest prices of the .osslon
ms weak oss was not due to any change
ihr cror - mates, hut to desire 10
il'E' ny iuIiher losses Tie tn.Jc Is mt.
IfiliN unsettled after such a severe decline
arg IL disposed to look for further weak
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STOCKS.
1hrfounwlnr wcrc IN, r,o.,n; anot,ton, on tns
ieadln. stDc Is Vt tiN N'w \ 'rs ENihtus, tni,y,
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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ward from that point, bringing is'2 at the
closv.
Corn was heavy and prices low, pr!nci-
piAy on account of the impression lhat
pressure OF new corn. The principal sell
ing was by houses who are IN clVse CON
necuon with the country dealers. Inc
market was governed early by the cour.,
OF wheat, but failed to rally materially
When thnt cereal advanced.
oats, at the opening, showed slightly
easier Keeling. and prices gradually sought
lower level. The weakness IN wheat
was the starter, and free selling by IN"
parties who yesterday bought, assisted 10
"a grcbt extent in lowering values.
PROVISIONS continued on their down"aru
course today. January PORK closed ~
lower
ESTIMATED receipts for THURSDAY: wheat
%: corn. 800. oats. 275 cars; hogs, $1,000
head.
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour Steady.
No. spring wheat ISIS No. 3 spring
wheat, '5a77. No. red, 5, a s6i4.
No corn, 2ia@4.
No oats, lsa
No :, white, I. o. b.. gli4G2l'.; No. )
white. T. o. H., l7la0?i.
No . rye. al.
No. g barley. nominal: No. >. {. o. h.,
-'I"; NO. 4. I o. b.. 23u2,.
n" | Ill seed Il.
Prime timothy sod 2Gl
MIS- pork. per barrel. f-00faj.
lara. per 100 pounds {7y2 -
snort lbs sides, loose }5i'f5 ~.
l,F' 'ut"d shoulders. hoNrd 4'a1iI.
short cioar SIDES. boNci. }T.It
gallon. I Is
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MAXINE INrELLlGeys

Fort of Galveston. Nov,,.,
ARRIVED.
s Ss Eomal, Evans, New York
0S ouIerspore, Smith, Cardls
CLEARED.
SIS Trlpoli, Brown, Hambn-
EAILED.
Ss Concho, Risk. New York
IS Edennridge. hoffman nsm,.
IS tumel'ia, Goodall. Liy.rn"s
ss Beneroy. Lamb, Liverpool,
VESSELS IN PORT (
50 Colona, Fowler & Mcyus
Ss hodualn, Fewier 4 McVIi~
IS i tailia. Fowler 4 Mcvir,
rs " III. Branfoot, Culliford. Can
IS Crciieid. W. W. Wilson
IS Plyinpton. Parr 4 Co.
IS Lynrowan. Fowhr 4 Nev,M
IS Aldsworth. ID. Ripley.
SIS Powderham. Fowler 4 Mcyis.
IS Arrard. Elder D,mps;er "a
IS comal, j. N. Sawyer L ca
S. MeIbrldge, VIM. PAR 1 Ca
SIS Cayo Bianco, Wm. Par 4 4.
50 britannia. Cull.ford, CIsrh 4,
SIS Pembridge. VIM. Parr L "a =
IS Otterspooi. ]. Mueller 1 ca
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NEW YORK SPOTS.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS,

NEW YORK FUTURES
Opened easy; 1901. barely steady: closed
weak, sales, $50, 500.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Rcceipts, Sales. on han,

rr Soou peeves. good fat cows ard heifer,
'N.e STEADY; calves and yearlings weak
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
S0NE OF The NHRVELS OF NATURE IN COC0PHH LAND

return, the victorious racer to have oil the
clothes of his competitors. A quarrel
among the young fellows over some
damsel is usually settled by long race,
and the winner returns to claim his dusky
sweetheart. She is the sole judge of the
contest, and from her decision there is no
appeal. Sometimes. however. the bucks
buy their wives outright, giving.a horse
or blanket to the parents of girl, who
submits to the transaction and makes
faithful wife.
The children of the tribe seldom have
but one name and it is nearly always OF
local origin. 1t is common custom to
bestow upon a baby the name of some
product that is most bountiful at the time
OF the child's birth. Thus there are many
Pum mpkins, Watermelons, Tules, Rattle.
snakes, Coyotes and Phones. A few
indians possess names picked up among
the white men who have been among
them. One bright young Cocopah, for in
stance, always gives his name as Horace
Greeley; and an old fellow of the tribe,
who has grown fat and lazy and sits by
his tule hut all day smoking cigarettes. is
known far and wide on the desert as
Grover Cleveland.
The more industrious Cocopahs raise
beans, corn, pumpkins and melons in
abundance. The seed from the mesquite
tree, pod-like bean, is much rellshed by
them. When it is crushed into meal and
mixed with water it is called ''pachety."
The natural resources of the country make
living rather easy for the stalwart Coco
pahs. Wild hogs are numerous and fat
all the and tho 6aar that
abound there are OF almost incredible size.
Bucks of the blacktall variety Weighing
800 pounds dressed are frequently killed.
Their hindquarters are so large that nunt-
ers' eyes are made glad as well as their ap-
petites. There are specimens of the burro
deer in the Cocopah region. They are
large and greatly resemble the moose,
having fiat horns.
Tourists who occasionally visit the
Cocopah country are Hospitality enter
tanned by the Indians-if the natives hap
pen to be ready for them. A party that
recently went among them signifed pre-
diection for eggs and forthwith two
young bucks went distance of thirty
miles on horse back after the commodity,
bringing them into camp safely in little
basket of tule made by themselves on the
road. Hunters brought in game daily,
two deer and other kinds of fresh meat
often being in camp at the same time.
Fish and small game were caught in great
abundance, and water fowl was slaugh-
tered for the feathers. Fine skins were
obtained from the white pelican or alba
tross.
Although the Cocopah Indians raise
corn and melons in sufficient abundance
to sustain them during seasons of drought,
if any should occur, and during the long
period in summer when the temperature
is too high for the successful production
of such things, nature provides enough
for the Indians to feed upon. There are
wild potatoes, tules, mesquite beans, wild
rice, beans from ironwood, or pala tierro,
beans from the greenwood, or pala verde,
seeds from wild grasses and small bushes,
besides fish and game and eggs from the
haunts of the wild fowl along the Hardy
River. FREDERIC BENNETT.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18

these things happened before he came to
this part of the world, OF course. Since
coming here he hasn't done much except
build houses that burned down and grow
old. But he has done those things to per-
lection.
II was the first American to settle in
Miles," said Nut when speaking of the
| matter. "That was thirty ght years ago,
and the only house here then was old
Jesus Valleio's adobe hourmill that still
| stands right over there. It was l who
started Niles, for opened the first saloon
and provided resting place for the
ranchers who came to the mill.
"But I was talking about the houses
that burned. Well. the first house 1 built
wasn't the saloon, but shanty put up
| for myself. 1t was comfortable enough
place, hut in less than a month it was
nothing but ashes. Dom; know how it
caught fire. Weather was hot and the
first thing knew didn't have any house.
Then l built this place that now live in
and. somehow, it still stands. 1t is the
oldest house in Niles except the old mill,
and am the only one that ever lived
in it.
Funny thing about the way all of my
b ouses burned. They just went up like
light thing. NOBODY never had time TO
save moth ing out of them.
.'T he first thing anybody knew the
VII ole building was swathed in flames
that roared and cracked like blast
furnace. Of course we all tried to put
them out by carrying water from the
crick in buckets and throwing it on the
fire. But we might as well a. used tea
spoon for all the good we did. The houses
just burned until they were all gone.
my old brain don't work as good as it
used to or l could tell You just exactly
how / built the houses and how they
caught fire. But can't do it now. / do
know, though, that for great many years
the only houses in Niles were the ones that
/ built.
''All of the houses ] built after the first
ne stood long time before any OF them
burned. My saloon burned down after
b ad it several years and then the others
commenced to go. The fires were long
ii me apart, but they kept right up. The
first fire, as said, was less than month
after I came here and the last was only
few weeks ago. That house had been
moved, though, and changed considerable.
Still it was house that / built and sup
pose it had to 60 like all the others. Not
one OF the houses built in this town ever
came to an end any other way except by
being burned.
Am I afraid that this one will burn
down like the others? Well, don't know.
There are some things that don't under
stand. like Darwin's theory, for instance,
and / don't pretend to be able to explain
them. This house is N ade OF wood, like
the others, and it is possible for it to burn.
! But it may not. Anyhow, don't care II
| it does. 1t has been good house to me
for great many years, and l suppose
will not need it more than twenty or thirty
years more at the most. II it has got to
| burn. let her burn. There is nothing like
having clean record. But the next
house have will get some one else to
/ build for me-
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18

my carpenter friend, when he came to in
spect my work, gave nod of astonished
approval when he noted these ties. The
estimate OF 50 65 did not allow for ''tongue
and groove floor boards, and my floor
was of inch pine, roughly dressed on one
side. This l sawed up into proper lengths
and "toe- nailed to the ioists. Incident
ally, while thus engaged, / smashed my
thumb, the only casualty connected with
my building operations. I did not make
any remarks when this occurred, but sat
down 10 think about it, and my thoughts
were not plimentary to myself. be-
lieve concluded that was an idiot. AT
all events, felt rather sick. and. as had
hit my thumb just as was driving the
last nail in my floor. concluded to quit
work for the day.