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the grandmother of the child who was
burned to death. The death was reported
to the Coroner Yesterday, but as the death
vas solely accidental it is not probable
that an inquest VIII be held.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-16

Russia is not large silk producer. The
amount of the product in 1887 wss 900 900
pounds, valued at FL, 800 900.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-16
Jesues Miramontez, Born at the
Preside in 1875, Died
Monday.
SHE LIKED TIE "DooMswoMAN"
Her Sister, Also Born in California
in 1906, Died at Santa Clara
April g.
Jesues Miramontez.
Born December 27, 1915.


Died April Il, 1886,
Aged 80 years, months and II DAYS.
The herald., 1896-10-16

definite size fall from a fixed height in
comparative darkness on to n surface and
to illuminate it by flash of exceedingly
short duration at any desired stage, so as
to exclude all the stages previous and sub.
seauent to those selected. Tho many IL
Illustrations in his volume testify to the ac-
curacy and beauty of his work.
The curious results of splash of drop
of mercury from n height Of three inches
upon a smooth glass plate are particularly
interesting. Very soon after the first mo-
ment Of impact minute rays are shot out in
all directions on the surface with marvel
GUS regularity. From the ends of the rays
droplets Of liquid split off. The liquid SUBJ
sides in the middle and afterward flows
into ring. The ring then divides in such
a manner as to join up the rays in pairs.
Thereafter the whole contracts till the
liquid rises in the center, SO as to form the
beginning Of the rebound Of the drop from
the plate. Immediately the drops at the
ends Of the arms break off, while the CEN
trail mass rises in column, which just
falls, itself to break up into drops.
He photographed no fewer than 30 Sue
cessful stages Of the splash within tho
twentieth of a second, so that the average
interval between them was about the six
hundredth Of second. Remarkable are
the splashes Of water drops falling about
16 inches into milk, but more beautiful
are the dome forms when the height is 80
inches.
The herald., 1896-10-16
Tipped His Successors.

A lady who has long resided in Australia
relates an anecdote illustrative of tho
strong clannish feeling which prevails
among the Chinese in that country:
81 had several Chinese cooks one after
another, and finally one of them went
away very abruptly, so that refused to
pay him full month g wages.
"His first successor spent only q few
hours in my house before he gravely an
nounced, Me go; me no stay
"The two next staid one day each and
then departed with tho same brief, en-
phatic declaration. No. appeared quite
satisfied for three days, but at the end Of
that time he, tDo, followed his predecessors.
In some concern l called in my husband s
office boy, a bright Chinese lad.
Ching Foo, I asked, what Is the
matter? Chinaman no stay here
"'Ah,' he said, me know, maybe and
he went into my kitchen, whittier fol-
lowed him, wholly perplexed He looked
carefully about, peered into pots and kct-
ties, upturned tubs and buckets, lifted lids
and turned over chairs, as if looking for
something
"Finally he pushed the clock from its
place and uttered quick cry of discovery.
/" 'Lookee, he said and pointed to u row
of hieroglyphics ON the back of the clock.
"Having had them translated, discov-
cred that Sing Lee, my disaffected cook,
had left my condemnation behind him.
She velly bad woman, he had writ
ten. 'She no payee. ''-Pearsons' Weekly.
The herald., 1896-10-16

aught but violent death, and his death
has always been preceded by tho appear
nncc OF this silent messenger, who has nov
er given false warning. That is the leg
end, and I'm sorry to say l sometimes
feel as If my death would have to be 4 vio-
lent one to carry out the wretchcd curse.
Being the eldest son of my father, it would
end with me weTo | to die now"
Il trust SO, but pray be a little more
cheerful and talk of something else be-
sides dying just to accommodate the
charming malediction. You are good for
many years yet, and-be careful, Thorn
dyke!''
The other man was lunging at heavy
old bronze plaque which hung on the wall
opposite him as Carwin spoke, and tho
sword bentard snapped back again at each
thrust in manner unpleasant to the lat
tcrs cars, as If foreboding some evil. In
deed, hardly had he spoken when there
was II sharp crack of breaking steel, ard
the point of the weapon whistled back from
the wall. Thorndyke sprang aside, but too
late. The rusty tip of the sword, broken
only an inch or two from tho point, had
already reached him and sank deep into his
breast just below the heart, and with II
suppressed groan of Eain he tumbled into
his friends outstretched arms.
Carrying him to the cushioned seat near
the fireplace, Carwin tore the coat and
shirt from about the wound, and taking %
firm grip upon the bit of steel, which just
showed itself above the wound, he with
drew it slowly with his muscular fingers
and hurled it into the glowing fire.
As he did SO Thorndyke opened his eyes
and struggled to Il sitting position, though
the other strovc to keep him upon the pill
lows.
"Oh, hcavensn' screamed tho wounded
man wildly. "Look, Carwin, look! 1t is
lit is the Moor's head! And IL He
stopped, Il shiyer passed over his now damp
body, and he swaycd against the wall and
from there slid down to the cout dead.
Carwin, with a curious light in his eyes,
glanced about tho room rs an animal
might and then back at tho Moor's hear.
Then he swept one hand down over his
friends bare breast and tore the cloth from
the wound, squeezing it viciously in his
hand us he did so.
A moment passed during which there
was no sound save tho deep and nervous
breathing of tho man crouching beside the
dead body of Thorndyke Then slowly the
head appeared again, and again he swept
1t off and crushed it in his hand.
A third time the head came, ard Car
win, with staring eyes and chalklike face,
staggered to his feet. Then, with one mad
look at the horrible thing, lie rushed to tho
door, and wrcnching it open screamed for
help.-Exchange.
The herald., 1896-10-16
AN INCIDENT IN SPAIN.
Introducing q Tragedy and q New Way to
Keep Murderers.


A man whom we find prowling about
the house offers a helping hand AS we
move away Ezechiel says: "You saw that
man. He is to go to prison soon. He has
killed his brother, tho poor fellow" The
case is typical of the temper of these pco-
pie. This man Carlos had a brother Mig
uel, who one morning lately amused him
self by throwing stones at Carlos dog
Carlos, hearing his dog yell, came out, saw
what Miguel was doing and told him to
stop. Miguel refused to do SO, adding that
If his brother did not go back to the house
and stop talking he would throw stones at
him, too, whereupon Carlos went back to
the house, got his gun, and, coming again
to the doorstep, shot his brother and killed
him.
I ask Ezechiel: "What made Miguel
torment the dogp Had he been bitten by
himP" Ezechiel says: "No, think not;
but, you see, Miguel had large family Of
daughters. You know the proverb, Tres
hijas y una madre, quatre diablos para un
padre. Three daughters and mother,
four devils for the father - "Why is the
man free9" I ask. He replied: "Well,
they'll take him to prison when his trial
comes on in few months" " "Aren' t
they afraid he will run away in the mean
time?" "No; where do you want him to
run? He can't hide in the Sierras, for tho
Guardias will find him easily. He can't
take a train and go anywhere, for he has
never been on the cars in his life any more
than 1 have, and he wouldn't know where
to go.''
1 inquired what the penalty for such an
offense was likely to be.
The old man replied: "I don't know;
perhaps ten years. but probably less. You
see, there was provocationv'-From "On
the Trail of Don Qui1ote," by A r. JAG.
caci, in Scribner's.
The herald., 1896-10-16
REGRETS.

As when the aeaward ebbing tide doth pour
Out by the low sand spaces.
The parting waves slip back to clasp the shore
With lingering embraces
30 in the tide Of life that carries me
From where thy true heart dwells,
Waves of my thoughts and memories turn ia
thee
With lessening farewells
Waving Of hands; dreams, when the day for.
gets;
A care half lost in cares;
The saddest Of my verses; dim regret
Thy name among my prayers.
would the day might come. so waited for.
So patiently besought,
When !. returning, should I'LL up once moro
Thy desolated thought,
And I'LL thy loneliness that lies apart
In still. persistent pain.
Shall content thee, o thou broken heart
As the tide comes again
And brims the little seashore lakes and sets
Seaweeds afoat and fills
The silent pools. rivers and rivulets
Among the inland hillsP
-"Songs Of Adieu."
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dashed into the castle and pushed his way
unceremoniously into her room, where she
lay O sweet picture upon her bed, the child
in her young arms, the sunlight streaming
through the open window over her and the
little one
"Without word the half crazed cru
sader snatched the baby from it's mother 9
arms, and swinging it about his head he
dashed it down to the courtyard below
where it lay dead almost before 1t had
breathed the breath of life. Then, before
the terrified, stricken mother could realize
what had happened, the Moor appeared in
the doorway, his dark face wreathed in a
Christianlike smile, waiting to greet the
father. With an imprecation the crusader
sprang at him, and ere the Moor could
draw and defend himself he was run
through by the sword that had been tho
death of many n Saracen before him and
lay weltering in his own blood at his IA
ther-in-law's feet. Then the girl widow
understood. and, mad with grief and hor-
ror at the terrible deed, she pulled herself
to her knees, and stretching her white
arms out, her yellow hair glistening like
FURNISHED gold in the sunlight she cursed
the wretched man-curSed him as only O
woman of that day and age could curse
one AS the last awful word dropped from
his lips she sank back upon the bed uncon-
scious, and few hours after she was dead
From that hour the knight was q
changed man. Serious and grave, with q
haunted, frightened look upon his hitherto
rugged countcnance, no went about his es-
tate, a broken, decrepit old man, hardly a
shadow of his former self. A few years
later he, too, died. but-but believe that
is as far as I can go unaidcd, old man, I"
concluded Carwin abruptly, turning to
Thorndyke
"Why-why-you leave off in the most
interesting part, Carwin," said the other
resting from his exercise, which he had
kept up in a lazy way while the other talk
ed. "The old knight died, to be sure, but
have you forgotten how? Well. he got into
trouble with another old fellow over some
land, and the other chap fell upon him, I'M
armed though my forefather was, and slew
him. AS he fell, he turned his head and
gazed on the wound, which was in his
right side, and which he tore the clothing
from, and after one glance he covered his
eyes with ono hand, shrieking out some
thing about the Moor's head as he did so.
"There in the shadow of his castle ho
died a few moments later, and when tho
servants came running to find him-hav-
ing heard his death screams-they knew
the first curse had fallen, for from the gap
ing wound in their masters side clot of
blood had risen and taken the form of u
head. And to their excited imagination
and from the color of the dark fluid it took
upon itself the resemblance to the Moor
whom the knight had slain rs unmerciful-
ly as his enemy had just put an end to his
life.
"Then they remembered the curse, and
looked at each other frightened and awed.
The old knights only son lived to be SO,
when one day he wounded himself in the
arm. He thought nothing Of 1t until tho
Moor's head appeared, when he lost his
nerve, too, and died the next day. And
SO for generations 1t ran, and never once
has the eldest son of the eldest son died
The herald., 1896-10-16
THE SEPTEMBER Showing
OF United States Exports and
Merchandise
A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
In Almost All Classes of American
Products
\ SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
Silver and Gold Bullion Are Marked
Exceptions and Merchandise I'M
ports Show a Falling Off
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15-The Sep
tember statement of the principal ar
ticles of domestic export issued by the
bureau of statistics shows as follows:
Beadstuffs, S17,054, ,222 against SILL
130, SAT last yea; fo the nine months end
ing Sept 80, 1896, $115. .OSS, against
$S5,S25,340
Cotton exported during September,
1896, $16S49,163 against s14,925,015
Mineral oils exported during Septem-
Der, 1896, S5.491, 100, against $4,6T,572;
for the last nine months the gain in the
exports of mineral oils was about ST.
100000
The exports of provisions during the
last month amounted to $13,29S,S2S, as
compared with 81, ,319, 1876 for September,
1895; for nine months, s12O,9S7, ,047,
against Sill, ,47C, 923 for the same months
in 1885,
The exports of domestic merchandise
during September amounted to $53, 7S4,-
433, against s57 ,063S0S during Septem-
ber, 1895. For nine months, $3.50, ,931, ,S1S,
against $546, ,424, 359 for 1895.
The imports of merchandise during
September last amounted to 0S50, ,705,
of which $26,SS4,O2S was free of duty.
The dutiable merchandise imported dur
ing September, 1895, amounted to $34,-
736,757 and that free Of duty, $50, $685.
O06.
During the last nine months the i'm
ports of dutiable merchandise were
about 32,429,OOO less than the amount
for the same period last year.
The gold exports for September last
were $6l,05O, compared with 17,424, ,065
for September, 1895. For nine months,
S55,57O,421, against $7S,190,2S2 for Sep
tember 1895.
The gold for September last aggre-
gated $34 ,359 130. against $749,454 for Sep
tember, 1895; for nine months, 64,SSS,-
656, against 2S,S39, ,939 during the same
period of 1885,
The exports of silver during Septem-
ber last amounted to 1884, ,110, which
is practically the same amount as was
exported during September, 1895. The
exports for nine months were $46,441,-
O41, and for the corresponding months
last year, 1864, 61O.
The imports of silver during Septem-
ber amounted to $741 1,46S, and for Sep
the imports aggregated S6,456,637 as
tember 1895, $1,7S1, ,193: for nine months
compared with s7,9S0.664.
The herald., 1896-10-16
Paralyxed tho Old Man.

Old Brambles-So you wish to marry
my daughter, eh? suppose you'd like to
have me take you into business also and
furnish home for you!
Young Courtleigh-Well, I'm not par
ticular as to the business and the home
Old Brambles-Oh, then you have other
plans in view?
Young Courtleigh-Yes; Mabel and /
thought it would be best to let you keep on
running the business, and we could travel
abroad with the share of the proceeds that
Iwould get if you took me in as partner.
OF course under those circumstances it
wouldn't be necessary for us to have a
home.
When the old man recovered from the
shock, the nuptials had taken place and
the happy couple had departed.
Leader
The herald., 1896-10-16
Filtering Water For Steam Boilers.

Given a good boiler filter and some suit
able means Of circulating the water, any
boiler owner who installs plant of this
kind in section where much lime is con-
tained in the feed water will find it we'll
paying investment. 1t will not only do
away with all expense of frequent cleaning
of boilers and greatly reduce the cost of re-
pairs, but it will also greatly lengthen the
life Of a boiler. In a section of country
where the water is so bad thot the life of a
boiler Is only from 8 to Is months this de-
vice has been In use ON the same kind Of
boilers for a number Of years, with prac-
tically no expense for repairs 1t does not
need any argument, moreover, to prove
that from 20 to so per cent more water can
be evaporated per pound Of fuel with a well
arranged, clean boiler than with one that
is badly scaled, and that the danger from
a clean boiler is much less than from
dirty one is self evident. William II. Odell
in Cassier's Magazine.
The herald., 1896-10-16
He WAS OBLIGlN0.
The Sheriff Did tho Fair Thing and He
Returned the Favor.


When the sheriff went over from Golden
City to Luc,:y Valley after Jim Sanders
who was wanted for shooting Dan Will
liams in quarrel over game Of cards.
he didn't even take a gun along He
found his man in a saloon and asked him
to step up and take drink. Jim COM
piled, but kept hand on his gun. When
they had drunk, they sat down and the
sheriff told three or four funny stories
BY and by the puzzled Jim broke out with:
"See here, Joe, did you come over after
me?''
''Waal, thought you might want to jog
along back with me,'' was the reply.
'Not much! I'll never be taken alivep'
''Thon that settles it. Let's hev aroth-
er drink. -
They drank again, and the officer told
very funny stcry about a tenderfoot's ex-
periencc in Golden City. Jim laughed as
loudly as the others, but presently grew
serious and said:
"Say, Joe, you can't take me alive"
"Waal, we won't worry about that,
Jim," was tho reply. Lets hev another
nip and then game of cards. "
The game lasted until the sheriff had
lost about $50. Then he ordered drinks
and sang song. When the song was fin
Jim, hewitt 1 made things pleasant fur
you today"
"You hev, Joe, and no mistake"
Treated you like gentleman, hevnt
II"
"You certainly hev.''
That's my way Of doing things Now,
l want you to treat me like gentleman.
Go back to Golden City with me-"
but l shot Dan Williams over thar.
"Of course you did,
And they want to hang me-"
"Of course they do, but that's nothin -
me. ! don't mako the laws. was sent
out after you, and want to take you back.
could hev sneaked in and got the drop on
you, but knowed 'ty7oul hurt yer pridA
Haven't kin tender with you, Jlmp"
"You hev, Joe, but l don't want to h
hung"
Il s'pose not, but sec how nice I've used
you. Would any other sheriff hev done itl''
mo, L reckon not. -
''Of course not. And If you are hung
won't I boss the job and make 1t a. cay
as possible? Just come right along -
obleege me, jim"
Would it BIO great favor to youi''
sit would, and it would show me that
you was gentleman to boot. I'm a gem
tleman myself, and kin appreciate gsl-
tleman.' s
"Waal, Joe, " said Jim after momentae
thought, Il did say wouldn't 20, andk
did think didn't want to bc hung, but y
obleege you and to show these critters thi1
l know what good manners 10 III 60 alolG
with you.''
And ten days later Mr.. Sanders attend4e
nccktie social and was left behind whgR
tho others started for home. Dallas NeWk
The herald., 1896-10-16
The Little Augers.

Lieutenant Derby, who wrote the
"Squibob Papers," at one time had his
quarters next to General Augur's Augur
had number Of children, and sometimes
they made good deal Of noise. One night
the children were making considerable
noise when there came tremendous
pounding on the partition and Derby call
ed out: "Augurl Augurl wish you'd
make those gimlets of yours keep quiet!'-
San Francisco Argonaut.
The herald., 1896-10-16
Hard Case.

The difficulties Of keeping pleasant
expression" while being photographed are
SO many that it seems an unnecessary
cruelty to add to them, but Our Boys and
Girls has heard of such IL case. II don't
believe whippings do children any good"
said Mrs. Virgins. "Why, l whipped
Johnny at the photographers three times
because he wouldn't look pleasant, and he
still looked as cross as a bear."
The herald., 1896-10-16

Tho first law of congress on the subject
of coinage provided that tho coins should
be dated according to tho year in which
they were issued, and accordingly the coins
issued under the law of 1856 were dated in
the following year.
The herald., 1896-10-16
IIrnUi,

"Oh, dear, how the hours do dragl I
wish 1 knew how to hurry them on"
"Why don't you apply the spur of the
momentS''- w. ~hir~tnn Times
The herald., 1896-10-16
Sixty Scientific Papers.

The purely scientific papers published in
the United States are only 60 in number,
with combined circulation each issue of
11S, 425 copies. Ink.
The herald., 1896-10-16

In 1850 the English government lost
through the destruction of it's dockyards at
Portsmouth, England, over 90, 900, 900.
The herald., 1896-10-16

Try our port and sherry wines at ~
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., COM
mercial and Alameda streets. Tell
phone 300.
The herald., 1896-10-16

Splash of a Drop of Quicksilver.
Tho problem that Professor Worthington
has succeeded In solving is to let drop Of
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-11
SOME FUN OVER IT.

Judging from the local reports of the
Washington daily papers, members of the
house had good deal Of quiet fun at the
expense of our man of "energy and
brains when the anti-prize fight bill was
up in the house the other day. A Massa-
chusetts man az usual-was the chief
kicker. His name was Knox. He wanted
the bill amended so that spectators would
not be liable to punishment, for it might
put some of the sons of members of this
house in the penitentiary, said he. it
was accordingly amended. Another mem
Der wanted to know if the bill included
foot ball players.
"Does it include oock-fghting" asked
Mr. Cummings.
"Yes; all animals" replied Mr.. Hendsr.
son.
"Does it prohibit bull and bear fight.
ing in the bucket shops of Washington
and New York" asked Mr.. Sherman, of
New York.
"No; but it ought to- replied Mr.. Hen
dersou.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-11

After brief talk with the carrier the
colonel and his little boy drove on to-
ward their home. Since then they have
as totally disappeared as if the jaws of
an earthquake had quietly opened and
closed upon them or unseen hands had
spirited them away into the realms of space
and clouds. No trustworthy trace of
them or of the persons VINO must have
carried their bodies away has been dis
covered since the finding of Col. Foun-
tain's dismantled blackboard on the
plains about ten miles from the Tularosa
road. All efforts to follow clues beyond
that point in the dreadful mystery-how
fateful we can only surmise-have 80 far
baf1ied the several searching parties.
These are appalling as we'll as humiliat-
ing confessions to make, but there is no
escape from them. 1t certainly is not
creditable to New Mexico that such
things can happen within her borders.
We have no doubt that earnest efforts
have been made to solve this mystery, to
discover the whereabouts and fate of Col.
Fountain and his son and to ascertain
the names and hiding places of their
cruel captors, but for the credit of New
Mexico as we'll as for the sake of the
afflicted family in Las Cruces and the
cause of common humanity these efforts
should be redoubled and never relaxed till
the facts are brought to light and the
guilty ones are adeq uately punished.
We are glad to know that the people of
Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy as we'll as Dona
Ana county are alive to the situation.
Let neither time Tor expense be spared
in wiping this stain from the fair name
of New Mexico.
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TIE county road law of New Mexico is
an absolute farce and fraud. Under it,
probably, as much az $4,000 yearly is ex-
pended, and what good comes of it? One
year after another the same work lie done
over and over again. Nothing of a
permanent nature is accomplished. The
whole subject should be overhauled by
the next assembly.