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The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09

have chopped away the timber, for then the lands are much cheaper.
 The trees in the Mississippi valley are, of course, much larger than those on the hill lands, because of the damp soil. and the moist air which blows from the great river and the lakes and streams in the swamps. All along these streams loggers are busy chopping down huge trees, saving them into the prop CT lengths and floating them down to the mills, which are located usually at the mouth of stream, or at some point touched by railroad. Here the tim Der is sawed into what is called mer- chantable lumber and shipped east.
 All along the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red rivers one may see log camp villages at the mouth of the smaller streams emptying into these rivers, which shows that the logging industry Is a far-reach:ng one and is steadily growing. It has also permeated the interior, along the line of the railroads at points far from river navigation.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09

The ticket seller was handsome feI- low, and he smiled triumphantly and kissed his hand to her as she passed away. He waited on others ali day long, but his brain was very busy with thoughts of his conquest, and he won dered who the beauty would turn out to be. That night he dreamed of pink cheeks, pretty pouting lips, pearly teeth and the wonderful. figure of love- Illness which had been so suddenly charmed by his masculine attractions. He expected 10 receive that carG in his morning mail, end he was surprised when he was greeted by the manager who handed him an envelope contain ing his pay up to date and said:
 Senator Blank wants to continue patronizing this theater. but he does not want his daughter insulted at the box office; and so l have engaged a gentleman to take your place"
 The masher had received his card from the beauty with vengeance, but he never called to pay his respects. Hs was a married man, the rascal. and he never recovered from the rebuke which he received on that occasion. No other
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09

lands of the north have learned that they can get alluyial and heavily tim bered lands in this valley at from five to ten and twenty dollars an acre, which will "pay for itself" within three or four years. Consequently the valley is being settled with this class of indus trious people. The valley of the Mis- sissippi, including this portion in Ten nessee, is perhaps the richest and most productive land in the world, and land at the present prices almost ins lres competency to the farmer who is at all thrifty and moderately industrious.
 The lands are heavily wooded, yield ing from 10000 to 10000 or 3O,OO0 feet of good merchantable timber to the acre, which, at the prevailing price of 40 cents per acre 'stumpage," almost pays for the land.
 Within the past few years, owing to the exhaustion of the forests in the northwest, the numerous lumber syn dicates have transferred their opera tions to the Mississippi valley. reaching down through southern Arkansas and into northern Louisiana. They do not care much for land, no matter how rich it is. They are after timber, es- pecially pine and white oak. They pay to the owners of the land specified sum for the privilege of cutting any such timber as they want. This is called 'stumpage." They take away the tim Der, and leave him the land, ready for planting. The poorest hill lands. not under cultivation, yield from 10000 to 15,000 feet of lumber per acre; while those in the Mississippi valley yield double and treble that quantity. But, when the "hill'' lands have been de- nuded of timber, they are of little value, selling at one or two dollars an acre, while the valley lands are really worth more than before, for this alluvial soil never wears out" and produces crop every year.
 The more well-to-do planters of the north and northwest emigrate to the valley, while those of small means pur- chase hill lands further south in Arkan- sas and north Louisiana, many of them waiting until the lumber syndicates
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09
PEOPLE MUST BE AMUSED
This Holds as Good Of Washing
 ton as Any Other Place.
Gambling and Guzxiing No Longer Countenanced in the National Cap ital-Good Stories of Theatevs
 and Actors.
Especial Washington Letter.I


 there will always be some doubt con cerning the authorship of the lines. The words have jingle of merriment, wine and wassail, and indicate that they were written by a man; and by just such man as Col. John A. Joyce. But Ella Wheeler Wilcox claims their authorship:
 Laugh, and the world laughs with you,
 Weep, and you weep alone.
 This grand old earth must borrow it's mirth.
 1t has troubles enough of it's own"
 Phillip Phillips, the celebrated singer of sacred music, used to sing a verse containing tine words: Though you may forget the singer, you will not for get the song;" and so it makes no diff ference from whose pen the lines came, and it would make no difference if we never heard of the controversy concern ing authorship-the words contain a truth which is universal.
 The moralists and theorists of all ages have discussed the best modes of living. There are ascetics to-day who believe in the repression of mirth, even in chil- dren. There is priestly class who live in seclusion, and, meeting each other, always make the cheerful allusion: Brother, we must all die" There are others who look upon the world through glasses of different color, and who be- licye in extracting all the pleasure pos sible out of this heeting existence. Some of them are the careless ex- tremists who clink their bumpers and ci af d.t, ilo ttt there are still others who attain a happy medium between extreme recklessness and extreme asceticism, and they are ln the majority.
 People in the national capital who live in the ease and luxury of comfort able incomes, the families of statesmen and of the higher salaried government employees, the foreign ambassadors and ministers, and the wealthy visitors who make this winter resort, are all in pur- suit of pleasure. The majority of them are reasonable in their quest of enjoy ment. In the hotels where families of congressman spend the winter there are little card parties given by the ladies. whereby long evenings are pleas antly passed. The ladies on the first floor of the hotel go visiting the ladies on the fifth floor, and the ladies on the second floor visit the ladies on the ninth floor; and thus visits are exchanged in the hotels just as calls are made at home from house to house.
 Then there are other card parties in which gentlemen alone participate, and sometimes large sums of money change hands. It is proper to say, however. that gambling for money is growing less and less among gentlemen every year. In my brief experience in the na- tional capital it has been pleasure to notice the fact that gentlemen are doing less gambling, and that the habit is be- coming reprehensible. Forty or fifty years ago drinking was not regarded as a grave fault, but the temperance
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09
Oyster Sauce.

oyster sauce is desirable accessory many dishes of meat, and may be F'her white or brown. White oyster ruce IS made as follows: Put the oys- is n saucepan. and cook for five
 nates; drain them and place in bain are having reserved their juice in q rM. Then put four ounces of butter [o saucepan, with two ounces of ur, a little cayenne pepper and salt.
 ' 'nese we'll together, while moisten- < "itn the oyster juice and some rich
 an, Stir the sauce on the fire, keep
 !. boiling for ten minutes, and then
 s Y through tammy on the oysters,
 sn nave been kept hot in the bain h e hrown oyster sauce is prepared h..., ae same way, only instead of cream en'. s.sa.e an equal quantity of brown $n ms sauce goes particularly
 eo, @,.n heefsteak pie, broiled slices
 Iunsh and various plain meat k4ss-Boston Budget.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09

spirit has grown during that time so that drinking is now regarded as q vice. Healthy public sentiment is thus driving out the evil spirit of gambling.
 The most popular pleasure here is the theater, and many box parties are given during the season. Washington is a small city compared with our commer- cial marts, and so we do not have the best plays long continued. The star performers and their companies seldom stay in Washington more than a week. This is really fortunate for the theater goers, because there is a constant varie- ty of entertainment.
 The ticket sellers at large theaters are peculiar people. They are not auto cratic here as they become in the great CT cities. Once upon time there was a ticket seller at the old Ford's theater who forgot or did not realize that this is singular city, and that senator, representative, cabinet official, or some members of the family of public func- tionary may appear at the window; and 50 he tried to start Irritation with pretty and piquant young miss by ask ing her for her card. Having obtained her tickets. she opened her big blue eyes in astonishment, and then said: ssl have no card with me. sir, but you shall have one tomorrow morning, and presume that you will call upon me without de- lay"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
US Rich Lands Are Being Settled
 by Thrifty Northerners.
importance of the Logging Industry Alonv the Tributaries of the Lower nt,s- sissippi-Flimsy Camps Changed
 Into Neat Villages.
Special Memphis CTenn) Letter.

NItUILJ IIeTteT
 The tennessee valley is rapidly filling up With immigrants from the north west, who come in search of pood lands mlider climate and fine timber. This portion of the Mississippi river is now attracting more attention than hereto lore because of the recent influx of farmers and lumbermen. The farmers on the high-priced and timber-denuded
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09

Jaggs-I want to get new hat.
 Hattcr-Which size-night befnrs oe after ?-Texas Sitter.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
Z. s. ATTORNEY HEMINGWAY
Death from Pneumonia and Heart
Complications at 2:11 This
Afternoon.

Hon. J. B. H. Hemingway, U. 5. district
attorney, who has been so i'll with pneu-
monia, suffered relapse this morning,
and at this writing-uoon-is scarcely
expected to long survive. At ii a. m. he
was still conscious, but his heart was so
weak as to indicate serious results. and
DR.. Crosson, who has been constantly in
attendance for the past twenty-four hours,
could give the family but little hope.
At noon Mrs. Hemingway was com
completely prostrated and had to be
urged to keep away from the sick room.
During the day great many people have
called and many were admitted to the bed
room, mong them Gov. Thornton, Judge
Laughlin and others whom Mr.. Heming-
way expressed desire to see.
DR.. Crosson has not wholly dispaired
of the patients recovery, but fears the
worst as result of the very serious heart
complications.
Later.-Mr. Hemingway died at Gals p.
m. He was conscious to the last. The
deceased was native of Mississippi and
was in his 47th year. He leaves wife
and three children; two sons who are
here with their mother and daughter
who is at college in Baltimore. The re-
mains will be embalmed and shipped to
Mississippi tomorrow night. The keen
est sympathy is expressed on all sides for
the sorrowipg family.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Tenth Ballot for Bishops Results Ii
No ChOice--CranstOn and
McCabe Lead.

Cleveland, Ohio, May IS. - In the
Methodist Episcopal conference TO day
Rev. j. G. Morris and A. L. Perkins, of
Texas, fraternal delegates of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church south, we're intro
duced.
DR.. Morris was shown scant courtesy
at his previous appearance, but both
gentlemen were received this morning
with applause.
On the ninth ballot for bishops the
number of votes cast was 800, making
334 necessary to choice. The vote for
the leaders was: McCabe, 23S; Cranston,
1856; Butts, 2l8; Hamilton, 1853; Nicely, 81;
Bowen, II; no choice.
The result of the ninth ballot proved a
great surprise. The loss for McCabe was
AZ; Cranston, 27; Butts, 81, and Brown,
20; while the gain for Hamilton was SO,
and for Neely was 40.
This bore out the rumor of a break to
Nicely and Hamilton, and the tenth ballot
was awaited with intense interest
DR.. Tester, of Iowa, moved to defer
further balloting until the next general
conference in 1900. No second was
made.
The tenth ballot resulted: Cranston,
259; McCabe, 223; Butts, 1913; Hamilton,
1870; Nicely, 81; Bowen, II; necessary to a
choice, BAL.
AGAINST TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL.
Kansns City.--The Methodist Protes-
tant conference in Kansas City, Kas., to-
day adopted resolution forbidding
members, either lay or otherwise, to use
the weed or alcoholic beverages.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
Lieut.. Stottler.s Wards.

On June 80 last, the census showed 453
Mescalero Apaches belonging on the res,
ervatlon in Lincoln county. The males
preponderate a little. OF this number
l04 we're of school age, between and 1S
years, and of this number during the past
year we're, and there are now, eighty-four
in the agency schools and twenty. were
and are in eastern schools. The births
and deaths are nearly even, the death rate
being slightly in excess of the birth rate.
About eighteen moAths ago, the present
agent, Let Lieut.. V. E. Stottler, 10th in.
fantry, U. s. A., took charge of the reser-
vation and new era dawned upon the
noble red man.
All the arabic land for which water can
be had is under cultivation; corn, oats,
alfalfa and garden truck being raised.
Between forty and fifty cabins have been
built by the Indians themselves during
the past twelve months and what is more,
they are living in them. Many new
sources of water supply have been dis
struction of new bitches.
The Indians are now hauling their gov.
ernment supplies and rations from the
railroad stations, getting paid for thei'
freighting.
The schools are we'll attended ana the
Indians are becoming daily more and
more convinced that schools are a goot
thing and there are no more runawayt
and no more is force necessary to keeI
the childran at schOOl
During the past six months, quite
battle has ragged between the male In
dians and the agent, and the latter hal
again come out successful and has &C
com plished something that the oldes
residents around the Mescalero reserva
tion swore he could not do. He ha
compelled the males to cut their hal
short and to wear civilized clothing; ant
that means that the Apaches are pro
crossing very rapidly indeed towar'
civilization. Deprive the Mescalero o
his long hair, breech clout, leggins an
head cloth and you have changed hin
completely.-El Paso Herald.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
THE MARKETS.

New York, May l8.-Money on call
easy at az per cent; prime mercantile
paper, q 51a; silver, 677S; lead, 50 90.
Chicago.-Cattle, beeves, $345 @ $3.50;
COWS and heifers, $1.55 q $500; Texas
steers, $2.75 q $4.06; stockers and feed
ers, $3.50 @ $3.50. Sheep, market ac-
tive, 10 and 15c higher.
Kansas City.-Oattle, Texas steers,
$2.OO @ $3.50; Texas COWS, $l.90 @ $500;
beef steers, $3.50 q 81 10; rative COWS,
$1.70 @ 1926; stookers and feeders, $2.75
a $3.50; bulls, $3.50 a 50 80. Sheep,
lambs, $500 @ $4.10; muttons, &2.25 q
1915.
Chicago.--Wheat, May, 60l (; June, 60ss.
Corn, May, 2S1a; June, 20. Oats, May,
1917; June, 191 @ ss.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
Highest of all Leavening Power-Laest U. Govt Report
R3H!Aa!!! g! Rsk!aG& Rs%as&E
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Easy Games for santa Fe.

The Las Vegas and the Santa Fe baas
ball team diamond at the
Brotnsrs ..v.~---r,----Is on Saturday
and yesterday afternoon. The games re
suited in easy victories for the Santa FL
boys by scores of II to in the first and
Is to in the second game. Except for
a scratch in the sixth inning yesterday the
visitors would doubtless have been shut
out ara the score would have probably
stood 6 10 0. This incident afforded
Dudley Dean, short stop for the visitors,
an opportunity to unfold his huge burro
ears and he eagerly svailed himself ofthe
chance. He made frantic and perspir-
ing effort to assault the umpire, Mr.. s. B.
Shelby, and soon after ran into and
knocked Charley Parsons down at first
base, breaking the latter's leg at the ankle.
Possibly the last achievement was unin
tentional but 1t was not creditable to
Dean that he manifested no regret at the
mishap. Otherwise all the players be-
haved like gentlemen.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
SCHLATTER IN MEXICO.
Last seen Near LOrdsburg-His Re-
cent Cures-A New Workers.
Experience.

Says the Lordsburg Liberal: John Nc.
Cabe came in from his ranch sixty miles
south of here Sunday after provisions and
returned on Monday. He says that about
five weeks ago Schlatter, "the healer"
visited the ranch. He rode up on his big
white horse late one afternoon and
stopped till the next day about noon,
when he continued his journey toward
Mexico. At the supper table that even
ing he appeared to have his appetite with
him, and explained this by saying that he
had tasted six days. 1t would take him
about six days to travel from the Mogol-
Ions, where he was last seen, to the Chase
& McCabe ranch. He was not reported
between these two points, having slipped
by all the towns and ranches without be-
ing seen. In his travels he is guided by
the "Father." The Father showed ex-
ceeding wisdom by guiding him to the
Chase e. McCabe ranch, for man who
has tasted for six days could not strike a
better place in all southern New Mexico.
Schlatter carried about $50 pounds of
baggage on his horse. The load had been
heavy for the horse and his withers were
puffed up from the chatting. One of the
boys, who cares more for horse than he
does for healer, demonstrated with
Schlatter for treating his horse thus, and
drew his attention to the puffed withers.
Schlatter rubbed the swelling, muttered a
few words and then drew their attention
to the horse, the swelling and apparently
the soreness was gone. Evidently Schlat-
ter's powers of healing are not confined
to human beings alone. He had with
him his famous brass rod, which, like
Aaron's rod, is possessed of many virtues
and mysteries. 1t is about the size and
shape of an ordinary base ball club and
an ordinary man has to use both hands
when handling it. Schlatter handles it
as easily with one hand as though it was
made of pine. When he starts ont to
travel he swings it around and lets it
come to rest The direction in which
it points is the direction the Father
wishes him to travel. After leaving the
Chase & McCasse ranch he stopped at
Alamo Hueco, where he met Mr.. Fassett,
brother of J. 3, ,oat Fassett, the we'll known
New York Politician. Mr.. Fassett is
crippled in sha log, from which he has
suffered greHs deal. The healer passed
his hands over the afflicted leg and Fas-
sett AYERS that the pain has left it and
that it is growing straighter. Schlatter
has gone down into Mexico and it is
probable will soon be heard from. He
will play to bigger houses in Chihuahua
than he did in Denver.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
LINfOIN-LU LUCkY-LEE CASE.
Notion to Dissolve Injunction Against
the COmpany's Trustee Will BE
Argued morrow.

IT was expected that a motion to dis
solve the injunction procured by A. M.
Hendry ct al against the Luck:
Lee Mining Co. woul6 be heard to-eay
by Judge Laughlin, but, in the absence of
Mr.. N. B. Field, attorney for Hendry ct
al, the hearing was deferred until to-mor-
row morning.
The dissolution of the in junction is
sought so that F. j. Spencer, receiver of
the Peoples Savings bank, of Denver,
and trustee of the Lincoln-Lucky Lee
company, may be enabled to operate the
properties of the company for the bene-
iii of all the creditors until pending liti-
CATION is disposed of and the company's
affairs are finally adjusted.
Mr.. Spencer is here in person and is
also represented by Attorneys H. NJ.
Orahooa, of Denver; H. l.. Warren, of
Albuquerque, and Francis Downs, of San
ia Fe.
1t is understood that Mr.. Field will be
present to-morro to resist the motion.
Ladies and children lowcut shoes
and slippers in any style at
SANTA FE MERCANTILE CO.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
AWFUL CYCLONE IN KANSAS
Marshall. Nemaha and Brown COnn-
ties in Northeast Part of the
State Devastated.
MANY PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED
Vast Amount of Property Destroyed
Towns Razed to the Ground-Hun-
dreds of People Homeless
Cyclone in Kentucky.

Kansas City, Mo-, May ia cyclone
ties, Kansas, last evening. One-third of
the residence portion of Seneca was de-
stroyed, five persons were killed and fif-
teen badly injured.
The new court house, school house and
Catholic church are among the buildings
wrecked Five hundred citizens are home
less. The damage is estimated at 100000.
The dead are two children of NJ. E..
Everhes, two children of Mr.. Connell and
son of Peter Assemacher.
The cyclone also swept the towns of
Sabetha, Nemaha county, and Frankfort,
Marshall county.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
News of the loss of life and destruction
of property by the cyclone yesterday in
Kansas is slowly co ming in owing to the
crippled condition of the telegraph wires.
Fully half dozen towns we're struck by
the twister.
The known dead number seven. The
injured number fully thirty, many of
whom it is feared are fatally hurt.
Reserve, village on the Missouri-Pa-
cifc, in Brown county, seem to have felt
the brunt of the storm. There are but five
houses left standing there.
The killed and injured at Reserve are:
Killed.. W. Terrune, aged 80; Ralph
Sweeney, aged 8; Viola Phillips, aged A;
Mrs. John R. Bider.
Injured -Jo ohm Rider, fatally; William
Mellson; Mrs. d. W. Terrune and daugh-
ter; Sherman Phillips; Jerry Young and
IL.
Harry Thompson and wife; Frank Jones;
Mrs. Sweeney and three children; Rev.
Mr.. Parker, wife and daughter; William
Margrave.
Fifty 5ousand dollars would not cover
the damage at Reserve.
THE GROWING DEATH ROLL.
The cyclone passed the central branch
of the Missouri-P Pacific at Blue river, two
miles east of Irving; followed the railroad
and river to Frankfort; thence north to
Baileyville, Seneca and Reserve, entering
Nebraska at Falls City.
At Falls City it overturned twenty.six
freight cars, demolishing Burlington &
Missouri freight depot and damaged
twenty-six houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinton are reported hurt.
At Sabetha, Kas,, twenty-five houses
were wholly destroyed and twice as many
more wrecked.
The identified dead in the vicenity of
Sabetha are: Mrs. Jacob Melster; Hattie
Buehenc; Ellen Gary; Sherrarc and Con-
fell children, number not given; Mrs. Dan
Saylor; Mrs. Schugg; Mr.. Beachy; an un-
known woman.
The injured are: W. M. Carey; George
Carey; William Machames; s. P. Hay;
Artie Hay; Mrs. Carey; two Carey child
rem; Mrs. Dick Murphy, not expected to
i've.
Forty Sabetha families are homeless.
Six are reported dead near Oneida.
CYCLONE IN KENTUCKY.
Benton, Ky.--The cyclone that swept
over this county did great damage at Elva
and Symphonic.
Alexander Jones, wife and three chill
dren were killed at Elva.