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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

IA Stands on che Banks 81 the Nile Not
Far from Cairo.
Tho Oldest Of an tho obelieks 81 the
beautiful QUO OF rosy granite which
stands alone among the green fields on.
the banks Of the Nile moi far from
Cairo. Il is the pavostone Of a great
city which has vanished aud loft only
this relic behind. That city was Beth
shomes Of Scripture. the famous On,
which Is memorable to al Bible readers
as the residence Of the priest of On,
P%otipherah, whose daughter Asenath
Joseph married. The Greeks called IL
Boliopolis. the city Of the sun, because
there the worship Of tho sun had It's
chief center and lie most sacred shrine.
Il was the sea Of the most ancient uni-
versity in the world, to which youthful
students came from all parts Of the
world to l9arn the occult wisdom which
the priests Of On alone could teach.
Thales, S0lon. Eudoxus, Pythagoras
aud Plato all studied there; perhaps
Moses too. It was also the birthplace Of
the sacred literature Of Egypt, whoro
were written ON papyrus leaves the orig
ANnA NAaKANA "a AMN OAMlNN UODA III AAU
world, generally known as "Tho Book
Of the Dead, giving q most striking
account Of the conflicts and triumphs Of
the life after death, q whole copy OF
fragment Of which every Egyptian, rich
OF poor. wished 10 have buried with
him in his coffin, and portions Of which
are found inscribed on every mummy
case and on the walls Of every tomb. In
front Of one Of the principal temples Of
tho sun in this magnificent city stood,
along with a companion long since de-
stroyed. the solitary obelisk which we
now behold on the spot. Il alone has
survived the wreck Of all the glory OF
tho place. It was constructed by User
tesen I, who is supposed to have reigned
$500 B. c., and has outlived all tho dy-
nastic changes Of the land and still
stands where IL originally stood nearly
AZ centuries ago. What appears Of it's
shaft above ground is 0S feet in height,
hut its base Is buried In the mud Of the
Nile. and year after year the humiliation
Of the river deposits its film of soil
around its foot and burios it still deeper
in It's sacred grave. Pail Mall Gazette.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24
A WIN.

Talk about a woman's wilt Why, up
in Lansing resides a lady who has en-.
joyed good health and yet has not been
outside the dooryard for IA years. On
M occasion when she returned home
too late to get supper for her husband he
grumbled and said that he hoped the
next time she went out she would break
her log. This led the woman to declare
she would never again go outside the
yard. Later when the husband died, Of
remorse probably, she followed the cas-
ket TO the gate and refused to go farther
and from that time has never left the
premises. Kalamazoo Gazette
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

Said Henry Billings. q retired rail
road engineer:
Il wua running a night train ON The
Santa 70 road back in tho seventies
This particular night had been stormy
and threatening. and the flashes Of
lightning were frequent and intense
We were running ahead Of q schedule
IN order TO make a siding in time to al
low an extra TO pass ne. and were travel
ing, / suppose, at the rate of about 30
or 30 miles an hour.
II was sitting with my face close to
the forward window of the cab, gazing
straight ahead, when In a brilliant
blaze Of electricity a mans arm and
head suddenly burst with great force
through the glass and the open hand
struck ms squnrely IN the face. I was
dazed for an instant by the blow, and
held blindly 20 tho side Of the cab. Ny
first thought was that some tramp was
trying to hold up my train to rob the
passengers, and, acting on this idea, I
seized my wrench from it's place aud
dealt the head Of the intruder a blow
with all my might.
THE fireman, thinking I had killed
the man, shut OF steam and we slowed
down and took u lanterns TO examine
the strange visitor. ] could not describe
the feeling that orcpt me when I
climbed upon the engine and looked at
the man whom I believed had attacked
me His entire body below the arms was
gone. Il was easy to understand what
had happened. He had been struck by
the rapidly moving engine and his body
severed as with a knife, the lower half
falling to one side and the head and
arms flying straight through the cab
window. Atlanta journal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

It is related Of a successful Glasgow
merchant that, sightseeing in Paris once,
he lost his way. For a considerable time
he wandered about trying to get back to
his hotel Tho hours went By. He never
could speak French, and his Glasgow
English only brought a smile and a
shake Of the head.
"Oh, for a body wi a guild Scotch
tongue in his head r. he sighed.
Then came a HAPPY thought" By
signs he bought a basket, measure and
berries Of a trim Frenchwoman, and,
~shouldering the stock, went along the
street shouting:
Zine grossets, a bawbee the pint;
fine grossets, a bawbee the pint.
The crowd laughed at the mad Brit
on, but the familiar cry soon brought
some Scotsmen ON the scene, and the
merchant was able 10 retire from bust
ness and smoke his pipe in the bosom OF
his family, thankful that he had found
real Scotsmen in his hour Of need
Glasgow Exchange.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24
An Indignant old Lady.

The car stopped, and on climbed en
deliberately dressed lady, followed by a
nurse girl bearing a small boy in her
arms. The lady looked entirely too
young to DO the boys mother and was
dressed in style becoming rather a
young girl. In addition she paid no at
tention whatever to the infant and
nurse, who took a seat behind her, and
the spectators on the car began to think
that they had been deceived in imagining
that there was any relation between
them. Presently she raised her daintily
gloved hand and signaled the conductor
to stop. Then she stepped gracefully of
and made her way to the curb. Look
ing back indifferently, she said:
"Jane, bring the boyr''
The boy evidently did not want to
come. He chung to the seat in spite Of
the nurse, whereat the FIN de steele
mother called;
"Boy-boy-come alongl"
And the old lady on the back seat
shifted Indignantly and said:
"Well, l reckon that's one Of these
new women. She didn't even know her
child's name Washington Post.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

President Hayes had for one Of his
Ohio neighbors q testy old fellow who
kept a small truck farm. During Nh.
Hayes four years in the White House,
on one Of his visits home, be passed this
old mans farm and found him planting
potatoes. The president, being SONIC
what of a farmer himself, noticed some
eccentricity in his neighbours style Of
planting, and after q little chat called
attention to it, The old man defended
his method, aud finally Mr.. Hayes said
as he started along, well, ! don't think
you will got the best kind Of a crop Il
you plant IN that manner 4" Tho farmer
rested his elbows on the fence. They
ain I neither one Of us above havin fault
found with us, be said. "but II you
jest 60 On preaidentin the United States
your way and ] 60 on plantin pertaters
my way 1 guess we won't be no wuss on
ia the end. San Francisco Chronicle.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24
nnllnrd,s SNOW Eminent.

This wonderful Eminent 10 known
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific, and
from the Lakes 70 tho Gulf. II is the
most penetrating Eminent Ia the world.
II will cure Rheumatism. Neuralgia Cuts,
Sprains, Bruises, Wounds, Old Sores,
Sciatica, Sore Throat, Sore Chest and
all Inflammation, after all others have
failed. IL will cure Barbed Wire Cuts,
and heal al wounds whore proud flesh
has set Ia. II is equally efficient for
animals. Try II and you VIII not be-
without q. Price % cents. Sold by w
q porterield. 3
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

When Napoleon III was approaching
sovereignty, he asked a judioious friend
10 observe him carefully for a week and
60 point out to him anything that he did
which was not according TO the severest
code Of the manner Of a we'll bred man.
Al the end Of theweek there was only
one practice which his friend had no
ticed. The emperor, after eating a boil
cd egg, invariably thrust his spoon
through it.
Whence this practice has arisen, a.
Que time not uncommon, 1t is difficult
to say. Some date II from a very early
period and assume that It was done
originally in order to prevent witches
sailing in the eggshells.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

"A Portland merchant has recently had
illustrated TO him IN the persons Of two
commercial travellers great vicissitudes
u fortune One Who called 10 solicit
trade for ncortain brand Of catchup was
AZ one time one Of the leading merchants
Of Boston. and his residence. when adj
vorsity came. sold under the hammer
for e78, 600 The other, who had a line
Of cigars. had been twico elected gov
ernoF Of one Of ibe largest Of the middle
western slalea nu
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

she-Then you are willing to die for
met
He-Ach. with pleasurel
sbe-Well, / don't ask for that, but I
am going 70 PIT your affection to tho
test.
He-By all means. What am / to do
for your Shall / capture a lion, or say
20 the mighty ocean, "Stand stilli my
love commands itY'
She-No. / dOn't crave after any such
impossibihtiea. There is only d thing
j ask Of you.
He-What Is itf
6he-Eever 10 come hero again.
UDsero GesellschafL
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

Mrs. Do Ruho-n you ever did any
good in this wide world, I'd like 90
know what IL Is.
Mr.. Ds Rume-Weil, Tor u thing,
/ saved you from dying an old maid
London Culver.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

Among the manufacturing states New
York stands first, having 650,o64 per
ons engaged IN her factories, the output
Of which reaches the enormous aggre-
gate Of tf,7li,577, GA.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

body, and as Il cannot 20 any place else,
more OF less Of Il gets into the blood.
That's constipation. IL is such a wonder
fully simple thing that people do not regard
II seriously. They let Il run on, let Il grow
worse, become chronic, and show itself all
over the body Ia City ways before they con
slider Il important. Constipation causes
ninc-tcnths Of all human ailments. Its hrst
symptoms do not seem very serious, but
even they are very disagrccable. A few Of
them are sour stomach, h~atulcnce, heart
burn, distress aher eating, foul breath,
coated tongue, dizziness, palpitation Of the
heart, sick and bilious headaches, general
lassitude and debility. When any Of these
symptoms show themselves, you should
Immediately take Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets, according to directions. lheyare tiny,
sugar-coated %Rranules, made on purpose p
cure constipation. They do this perfectly
and quickly, aud they are the only prepare
tion n the world that will do Il. There are
plenty Of medicines that will give relief as
long a. you keep on taking them, but you
can't stop. They don't cure they give
merely temporary relief. Doctor Pierces
Pleasant Pellets give immediate relief and
produce . perNaHeHf cure.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24

Are not surpassed by any Office
in the southwest. Our prices
are as low as first-class work
will permit. Send in your Or
ders.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-21
GREAT TERMINAL.
Big Plan For a Southern Union
Depot In Boston.
Structure will Cost $50 ,OOO,OOO and
May BE Completed In II Year.

BOSTON. March % At last a definite and
comprehensive plan for southern union
station is presented to the people of greater
Boston hy the railroads, and this great i'm
proyement Is within the grasp of the city. II
is. in brief The New York. New Haven Il
Hartford, the Boston Il Albany and the New
England railroads propose. through Il ter
miual company. to construct Il magnificent
union station ut the foot Of summer street,
and extending along Federal street, between
il and Fort Point channel Her" all the
southern railroads will have their terminus.
For the recommendation of passengers On
the Albany and Providence division ot the
Consolidated way station is To he erected
between Dartmouth and Buckingham streets.
The Park square station is tn be abandoned,
the dangerous grade crossing with the AL
bany at Dartmouth street abolished, and all
trains on that road and the Providence divl-
sion will come to Summer street over the
tracks of the former
All freight from the Park square station
goes to South Boston, and the present Knee
land street stations will he abandoned the
Albany using its terminal mt that point Tor
freight 4 new Federal street, 100 feet wide,
is laid out along the line of Cove street. and
n new thorOughfarc extending from summer
street to Federal street bridge is laid out
along the city shore of Fort Point channel.
Plans have already been made for sta
tion tu occupy this site. 1t will he an inn
posing building. four stories high for several
hundred feet on each side of the angle. front
facing the open space NJ the foot of Summer
street This space is to bc somewhat en-
largcd from its present dimensions. Inc
grand cntrancrway will BE- on this corner,
and be surmountrd by a clock tower. The
principal waiting rooms restaurant. bag
gage room ETC.. will extend along the new
Cove street. 1t is proposed to have wide
openings for carriages, so that they can he
driven directly into the station. The dmcn'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-21
NICARAGUA CANAL.
subcommittee on Project Will
Soon Finish it's Work.
lntimation That President Would
Veto an Issue of Bonds.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March l9-There
mas been unexpected delay in the sub-rom-
mittee of the House committee on int rstate
and foreign commerce in charg. of the Me
.ragua canal bill, in completing II measure
for presentation to the full committee,
As far as can be learned there has been no
change in the sentiment Of the committee a.
to the general character of the bill which
will be reported to the full committee. 1t
will propose to put the construction and OPP
GRAFTON Of the canal entirely under control
OF the United States. 1t will provide for the
construction Of the work under supervision
of government engineers and for absolute
government control in the directorate of the
company
In Just what manner the bill will provide
for the government guarantee of the cost OF
construction of the canal has not yet been
decided definitely, though it is proposed to
give the government some sort of lien upon
the property which will not be in the form
Of mortgage. The reason for this is that
there might be difficulty in enforcing the
foreclosure of a mortgage on property sub
ject to the jurisdiction of the courts of n for
eign country.
The amount Of money that the bill will
propose to guarantee is subject to change by
the final action of the subcommittee, but it
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-21
COURSE OF THE CANAL.
Lake Nicaragua the Controlling
Feature of the Whole Problem.


The Nicaragua Canal begins on the Allan
tic side of Greytown, runs by canal to the
San Juan river, thence follows its left bank
to the mouth of the San Carlos river. Here
navigation ofthe San Juan river begins, and
by the aid of three short canals of the ag-
Sregatc length of three and half miles
reaches Lake Nicaragua: thence across the
lake and through the valleys of the Rio del
Medic and the Rio Grandc to Brto on the
Pacific coast
The proposed route is from Greytown ISan
Juan del Nortr>. on the Atlantic, to Brto.
on the Pacific, the total distance from port
to port being under 10 miles. of which only
twenty-seven miles will be eNcavatcd canal.
Lake Nicaragua necessarily the summit
level of the canal, will be connected with
the Pacific by two sections of canal in ex-
cavation. and by the Tola Basin. and with
the Atlantic by slack water navigation
through the valley of the river San Juan.
and a series of basins in the valleys Of the
San Francisco and Descado, connected by
short sections of canal. The sea level on
each side is reached by three locks. which
have been located rs near as possible to the
eXtremities Of the canal-namcly,2 IL miles
from Brito and II ga miles from Greytown
thereby giving n clear summit level of 15t
miles in extent, out OF the total length. The
lake, over lO5 miles in length, with an aver
age of some forty miles in width. is the con-
trolling feature of the whole problem 1t
drains watershc OF 5000 square miles.
From tho lake eastward the San Juan is.
by the scheme to be made navigable for IL
distance of 64.5 miles by the erection of u
dam at Ochoa and by dredging for the first
twenty-eight miles below the lake. rock
blasting also being needed for u short dis
tance Mt Toro Rapids. The dam at Ochoa.
which will there raise the water 56 feet. will
be $50 feet between abutments. with Il max
imum height of 20 feet. An engineer who
visited the works last year said The cost
will be in round figures at Sl00OOO,O 900. II
sum in my opinion insufficient.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-21
WANAMAKER FINED 1000.
ENPost stmaster-GenrraIC Convicted OF
importing Alien Cont ract Labor.


PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March ls-ln the
Iuited States district court before Judge
Butler -postmaster-general John Wana-
maker was re"ently convicted of violating II
federal law byimporting alien labor and was
fined $1,000.
The board of directors Of the knights OF
| n nor officially declared II boycott against
Mr.. Wanamaker. Tie officers of the Penn
sylyania trades league were asked by loraI
members of that organization to take sim
liar acion. The tireless efforts of assistant
United States district-uttorney Harvey Il.
hewitt, who H. active in republican politics.
were Instrumental in securing the trial and
verdict.
Although the action was brought under IA
civil proceeding. Wannmaker. with the same
evidence. could have been sued criminally
under the law of March 3, 1891, OF which
section i is rs follows: John q. johnson,
the wrll-kn0wn corporation lawyer. repre-
srnt,'d the defendant. Mr.. hewitt, i'll open
ing for the government, said that it was an
action brought by the United States against
Robert {. Ogden. Il. B, Wanamaker, Rodman
Wanamuker and John Wanamaker, trading
as John Wanamakcr. to recover penalty of
Il ZOO for importing II foreigner into this
country to perform services here. the for
eigncr having been under Il contract to do the
work. The proceedings were brought under
the act of 1850, which contains this provs-
ion
In his address to the jury Mr.. hewitt
scored Wanamakcr severely and strongly
animadverted against his method of secur-
ing statesmen. He said that Casscl had com
mitted perjury. and that his action with the
defendants was subterfuge to cover up the
evasion of the law that was passed to pro-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-21

under the gables. Under the roof of the
cloister and in the opposite wall these win
dows will he iilled with hcyel plate glass.
providing q fresco Of nature. far exceeding
that Of art. in the wide and distant eypanse
of mountain and valley
The remainder of the windows above are
to be memorials in artistic stained glass set
IN lead, giving richness of effect. At the
South three large ilcyifold doors screen
the Sunday school and prayer meeting room
which is of II semi-circular shape with a
seating capacity of $50 also a ladies parlor
and primary department with fifty sittings.
These last rooms open into ench other as
well as the auditory, making u comfortable
capacity of 800 sittings. all within good view
Of the pulpit.
The entrance ut the West is mt the towcr.a
porte-cOchere accommodating majority of
the members whose residences are Mt n dis
tance from the church. At the East n flight
of stairs leads to an ample supper room for
special occasions. provided also with kitchen
convenences complete. The ladies' room Is
provided with II large brick fire place, secur-
ing comfort and ventilation.
The finish of the building is to be Of quar-
tered oak. finished light making the interior
of the Puritan order. while the walls will be
tinted with colOrs complemcnting the wood
work and ornamented in graceful designs.
The tower is large, surmounted by II belfry
and lookout, and access can be had thereto
by suitable steps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-21
COST OF THE WAR.
Some Startling Figures About The
Rebellion In Cuba.

NEW YORK, March 20 Mr.. Beldesano.
the consul general OF Spain received the
following information published in La
Epoca. Madrid 1t is Il Summary of the
nllmber of men sent to Cuba. the expenses
and mortality for the first year of the Cuban
rebellion. When the rebellion began in Cuba
in February 1925, Spain had $4,000 men in
the island. Nine expeditions have been sent
to Cuba. They consisted of generals 49,.
colOncls $40, ma jors captains and other
officers 1923. sergeants 3.257, corpOrals and
soldiers 1852, grand total l17.795 OF all
ranks.
The mortality for all ranks from March /,
1895, to Jan 81, 1896, was Generals 3,
colonels 1, lieutenant cOlonels 3. jors II.
captains 81, first licutenants lO1, second
lieutennnts 5l chaplans ,. sergeants 80.
corpOrals 16l, and soldiers 1854. total 3,s77.
Causes of death: Killed in action 2s6, died
from wounds 1l0: died from yellow fever
$3.50. died Of ordinary diseases 2S2 total
3,S77.
The cost thus far OF the war in round ilg-
ures is: Feb ~. 1895, to Feb. "a, 1896. army
in Cuba, $40 1000. 900: navy and war supplies,
etc.. $40, 900. 900: total $50, 100000 For four
months past 100. 600 have been in Cuba; after
March 81. 1896, 100. 900 men will be on the
island. The increase in the war will mean
an increase in the expenditures. The esti-
mate for the current year Is @75, ,0OO, 900. The
cost for this year and next is s15O.00 900,
which with $4,000, 900 already disbursed
means 1900, ,O00. 900.