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The record-union., 1896-06-10
(No. 1S,333-In Bank-Filed June 6,
1S96)

(No lS,So0-In Bank-F1led June b,
1860
H. M. Cooper, respondent; William
Miller ct al, appellants. Action in eject
ment. Affirmed.
A number Of lots in one section, all
adjoining and belonging to one indi-
vidual, may be held to be but one sin
gle parcel Of land, and so assessed.
With a building resting upon them all,
any other assessment would be i'm
proper.
Although a special tax levy by the
Board Of Directors of a district, to be
valid, must be authorized by an elec-
'tion held by the electors of the district,
yet there is no statute requiring the or
Ger Of levy to recite the fact Of a. pre-
vious election. 1t is the fact of the
election, and not q sLatement in the or
der that an election was held, which
gives the board power to make the levy
In action for ejectment ownership is
the ultimate fact to be tried, and under
a general denial defendants may prove
any fact going to show that plaintiff
had no right Of entry at the commence
ment of the action. The allegation Of
the answer that the defendant had paid
the assessment and all other kindred
allegations contained in the answer
only amount to a denial of the plain
tiff's title.
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DR.. Weldon, SOC street, does high
grade work at moderate prices.
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CHILDREN under 10 years, cabinet.
81 40 at Hodson's, S13 K street.
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at Green's Drug Store. Seventh and K
streets.
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] red

Feeling by great force Of will. But this
Is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain. Too many people "work on
their nerves." and the result is seen in un-
fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pros
tration," in every direction. That tired
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sUFREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLLABI
(No. 9,532-In Bank-Filed June 6,
1SoeO

SYLLABI.
(No. 19,532-In Bank-Filed June 6,
1860
Southern Pacific Company, appel
liant; Painter, as administrator etc,
respondent Action to compel perform
ance OF contract, or, falling that, sale of
land in satisfaction Of amounts unpaid,
and for foreclosure Of defendants
rights therein. Affirmed. Van Fleet,
j., and Mcfarland, j., dissenting.
Under the contracts of the Southern
Pacific Company. whereby, in consid-
Grafton Of the purchaser paying a GER
tain sum down and the balance at
stated intervals Of time, the company
agrees to sell to such purchaser land
included within the then claimed linn
it's Of their respective Federal grants,
such purchaser Is entitled to recover all
such payments made by him If at any
time prior to the compay proceeding to
foreclose his rights, If he be in default,
it shall have been finally determined by
the United States Supreme Court that
such lands are not included within the
limits Of the grant. CThe distinction be-
tween this case and that Of the South
ern Pacific Company against Allen, No.
10, ia, recently decided, Is that in the
latter case it had not been finally deter
mined that the lands in question were
not within the limits of the grant.)
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for Infants and Children.

"Csstoria isso well adapted TO children that
Irecommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me" II. A ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So Oxford ST.. Brooklyn, n. Y.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14
HourS Clay's Escape.

Fatalities resulting from blowing
out the gas' are generally considered as
due to rustioity and Ignorance, but tfe
Philadelphia Record is responsible for
the statement that Henry Clay was once
in danger Of his life from the same
cause
Mayor Swift Of Philadelphia and
Henry Clay were very intimate friends.
and several times during the mayors
administration the eminent Kentuckian
came 70 visit him. On ono Of these 90
casions Mr.. Clay nearly lost his life.
During the FIRST night Of Mr.. Clay'a
visit the mayor Noticed an unusual od0g
Of gas IN the house. and Gu investiga.
tlon IL was found that Mr.. Clay had re-
tired without having turned on the gaa
The now illuminating agent had been
latoly introduced, and Il Is not improba-
ble that Mr.. Clay blew out tho light in
ignorance Of the proper method Of extin-
guiahing it. Certain Il "a that bad Mayor
Swift not made his timely discovery,
Mr.. Clay'a brilliant career would have
been prematurely cut OF.
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The sEsion Didn's Count.

The memoirs Of General Marriott upon
the first French empire rotate that, on
the occasion Of very formal distribu-
tion Of rewards made by Napoleon before
Ratisbon, an old grenadier came forward
and demanded somewhat sharply, to the
astonishmcnt Of all, a cross Of the Le-
Rion Of Honor.
"But what have you donei' said Ma
poieon.
why, sire" said she soldier. "it
was who. IN the desert OF Yafa. when
Il was terribly hot and you were parched
with thirst, brought you a watermelon. ''
THANK you, said Napoleon. "but a
watermelon for a general Is not worth a
cross Of the Legion Of Honor"
The grenadior few into q violent
rage well. them" he shouted. II
suppose that the seven wounds that I got
at Arcola and at Lodi and at Austerlitz
and at Friedland 60 for nothing. ehl My
II campaigns in Italy. in Egypt, In
Austria, in Prussia, and ia Poland you
don't count SUPPOSED"
"Tut, tut, tutr' exclaimed the om-
peror. "How you do get excited when
you come to the essential point Of tho
whole matter make you now cheva-
lier OF the Legion Of Honor for you
wounds and your campaigns. but don't
tell me any more about your watermel-
ON 70
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

Queen Min Of Korea was greatly dis
liked by her subieota The husband,
who was entirely under her influence,
did exactly what she wished, and nevor
prevented her from getting money from
the people by any possible means. She
sold every ONCE IN the government to
the highest bidder aud compelled their
purchase. When people preferred not TO
buy an Office because the price was
higher than they could pay, the offend
ing person was put in prison and his
money taken from him. She had force
Of private detectives scattered through
the country, and auy one complaining
OF tho queen OF Disappearing Of her
methods was imprisoned without family
or friends being notified She lived in
constant terror Of assassination, and took
endless precautions to prevent it. She
sat mp all night in one Of her several
bedrooms and no one but her intimates
know when she slept
Under one bedroom there was a trap
door, with steps leading 10 room be-
low, where she always kept ON guard 40
couriers and a vehicle, IN case she
wished to escape from tho palace at q
moments notice Queen MIN surround
cd herself with fortune tellers and made
continual sacrifices 70 gods Of oil kinds.
The sincerity Of her motives is doubt
ful, when 1t is known that she installed
a prophecies and made the king, Til
Rhee, believe that he must obey her,
having first given orders as to what
the prophesy should be.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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LoNpoN's GREAT PARK.

The Hum Of the Metropolis Penotraaas It
with Ever Varying Cadence.
The greatest attraction Of Hyde park
is one which Londoners and most visit
ors fail 20 discover and appreciate. Il 10
q unique and subtle charm whose mean
ing only those can know who have fall
en- under It's spell. Hyde park. be Il 70.
membered, Is the only great plot Of
verdure In the world set ia the vary
center Of q great city, Boston Common
10 but a garden compared with Il, Cen
trail park may soon be hemmed In BY
New York's teeming millions. bot not
yet Hyde park Is a grateful refuge of
silence in the midst Of turmoil Only
upon its outer borders does tho restless
mob infringe. Within, away from Hot
ten row, away from carriage Dive and
fashionable promenade. there is always
rest, tranquility, silenee--no, not a.
lence, but IN los place the thing which
Is tho mysterious oharm Of the spot.
Find a seat upon bench in the midst
Of the wide, sweeping, open green where
the eye sees only grass and trees. with
no sign OF the vast city on any side. Sic
for few moments and isten--listen.
and there will come to your ears the
most wonderful sound IN all the world
It is the voice Of London--an ever
changing, inarticulnta. pregnant solil-
oquy. One day it viii be the gentle
murmur Of q sea she'll. Again Il is the
harsh grinding Of the mill Of the gods
crushing human grain beneath its uppsg
and neither millatonoa. The mighty but
distant Teyerberation ia sometimes =
triumphant harmony, sometimes miLoE
note, melancholy and despairinR. The
myriad tongued voice which comes froa
the east is sullen. protesting, enduring,
that from the west q q careless choEua
Of pleasure and prosperiiyi that from
the north Is hopeful strain Of patient
progressi that from the south d q ca
dence Of struggle and gorrow, aud the
whole iaa symphony of human life. ma.
tosiio. inspiring, infinitely pathetic.
Nowhere save In this spot docs tia
greatness Of London impress itself upon
me. Boston Transcript
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

Il is dificult 70 imagine people eating
hair, but there are many, especially
girls and young women, who do so, as
experience proves Doctors conducting
post moFtem examinations have been
surprised to find a largo quantity Of
hair IN the stomach Of the deceased per.
son.
Not long ago an English medical
man found o. DuGh as four pounds Of
hair ia the stomu1a a Q Toman about
30 years old, aud similar cases have
been ofioially reported from various
parts Of the world.
DR.. Swain lately performed an oper-
alton for tumOr. when, 20 his astoniah-
ment, the cause Of complaint was .
mass Of hair weighing between four
aud i've pounda tft y.
In this case the patient confessed that
che had contracted q habit Of biting on
the ends Of her hair. Just a. some bita
their finger nails.- PearEon's Weakly.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

Everybody knows that the earth makes
one oomplste revolution on It's axis once
Ia each ~ hours But few, however,
have any idea Of the high rate Of speed
at which such an immense ball must
turn In order 70 accomplish the feat Of
making one revolution in a day and q
night A graphic idea Of the terrific
pace which the old earth keeps up year
after year may be had by comparing lie
speed 10 that Of 8 cannon ball hrod from
a modern high pressure gun. The high
est velocity ever attained BY such mis-
sile has been estimated at ,d26 feet per
second, which IL equal 20 d mile In
$40 seconds. The earth, IN making
one complete revolution ia the short
space Of "a hours, must turn with
velocity almost exactly equal TO that Of
the cannon ball 10 short. its rate Of
speed ~ the equator IL exactly 1907
feet per second This 10 equal 10 q mills
every 0-lO seconds. ~ miles q min
ute. -Sk Louis Republic
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14
LlTTLE KENTUCKY.
Il May some Day Bs Claimed ~ Part Of
Tennessee.

~ nay Aoulo Day Abe Nlnlfnou - . TART ud
Tennessee.
Little Kontuclzy, as il might be dub
bed very appropriately, is located oppo-
site Island No 10, where Kentucky and
Tennessee meet. The river, by gradual
ly cutting ont the Kentucky bsnk, had
worn of a narrow strip of land, until
one bright morning several people who
lived on this side Of the line wOko up
to find themselves ON the other side. In
other words, the swift current had
washed away the neck OF earth which
made the extreme southwestern corner
Of this state part Of the commonwealth
Of Kentucky. The section Of territory
thus separated from its parent, as il
were. Is ten miles long and FIVE miles
wide-quite a good moutbful TO take in
at one bite, even for the greedy Missis-
sippi.
Every we'll posted river man and ev.
cry person who is acquainted with the
geography and topography of this state
will understand how such thing could
happen. Right at the state line the river
forms a loop about ten miles long The
loop extends up into Fulton county.
The swift stream has simply drawn this
moose tight and formed an island out Of
what was formerly peninsula. Hick-
man Is the closest town Of any sizc to
the place whore all this landmaking oo-
CURED. Darnell, little hamlet over in
obion oonnty, Tenn, is quite near the
spot
The boundary line between Kentucky
and Tennessee has always been rather
complicated down about Island No 10,
owing to the peculiar bend in the Mis-
sissippi mentioned above. The lakes,
bayous and sloughs which biseot that
corner Of Fulton county in all directions
also serve to mix matters. The biting
Off Of such large strip of soil will add
TO the general confusion, and the ques-
tion may arise as to whether Little Ken
tucky will hereafter belong to the do
main Of the Volunteer State or still be
q part and parcel of the dark aud
eloody ground. --Paducah News
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

II is related Of n successful Glasgow
merchant that, sightseeing in Paris once,
he lost his way. For considerable time
be wandered about trying to get back to
hia hotel The hours went by. He never
oould speak French, and his Glasgow
English only brought a smile and q
shake Of the head.
"Oh, for a body WI guild Scotch
tongue IN his head |" no sighed.
Then came a happy thought" By
signs he bought q basket, measure and
berries Of a trim Frenchwoman, and,
shoulderiDg the stock, went along the
street sbontingi
Fine grossets, hRwbee the pinti
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, aud ths
merchant was able to retire from busi-
ness and smoke his pipe in the bosom Of
his family, thankful that he had found
real Scotsmen in his hour Of need. -
Glaspow Exchange.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

~ stands on the Banks of the Nus Not
Far From Cairo.

10 Stands on the Ranks of tha Nus Not
Far From Cairo.
The oldest Of ell The oholisks IL the
beautiful one Of rosy granite which
stands alone among the green fields on
the banks Of the Nile not far nom
Cairo II IL the gravestone Of a great
city which has vanished aud left only
this relic behind. That city was Beth.
shemes Of Scripture. the famous On,
which is memorable % all Bible readers
as the residence Of the priest Of On,
Potipherah, whose daughter Asenath
Joseph married. The Greeks called Il
Holiopolis. the city Of the sun, because
there the worship Of the sun had ice
chief center and its most sacred shrine
It was the seat Of the most ancient uni-
Versity In the world, 70 Whiuh youthful
students came from ell parts Of the
world TO learn the occult wisdom which
the priests Of On alone could teach.
Thaiea, S0lon, Eudoxus. Pythagoras
aud Plato all studied there: parhaps
Moses too Il was also tbe birthplace Of
the sacred literature Of Egypt, where
were written ON papyrus leaves the orig
inal chapter Of the oldest book in the
world, generally known as Tho Book
of the Dead, giving q most striking
account Of the conflicts and triumphs of
tho life after death, a whole copy or
fragment Of which every Egyptian, rich
or poor, wished to have buried with
him in his coffin, and portions Of which
arc found inscribed on every mummy
case and ON the walls Of every tomb. In
front Of one Of the principal temples Of
the sun in this magnificent city stood,
along with a companion long since de-
stroyed. the solitary obelisk which wo
now behold on tho spot. Il alone has
survived the wreck OF all the glory Of
the place. II was constructed by User
tesen I, who is supposed to have reigned
$500 b. O.. and has outlived all the dy-
uastio changes Of the land and still
stands where IL originally stood nearly
"a centuries ago. What appears Of is
shaft above ground is Os feet IN height,
but its base ID buried IN the mud OF the
Nile. and year after year the inpndation
Of the river deposits It's Aim Of soil
around Its foot aud buries IL still deeper
IN its sacred grave. Pail Mall Gazette.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14
ODD BILLIARD FACTS.
Making Table In . Day-The nails ssa-
aOned In IncubatoFu.

Making . Table In . Day-The nails Bsa-
soned In IncubatoFu.
A billiard table can be built IL ~
hours II carte blanche is given to the
manufacturer, but ho prefers TO have
time TO get the right effects from one
month Co six. Tho wood needs to ba sea
soned for n period Of nearly seven years
Rich, deop Spanish mahogany is used,
pollard oak, ebony and satin wood.
Tables are not always covered IN
green. Blue 10 sometimes used and q
pure olive green. The late Prince Leo
pold was the arst to make use Of the
latter color. and olive green is known
today in the billiard world as Prince
Leopold's color.
The balls must be we'll seasoned bo-
fore they are used for play. Manufac-
turers have inoubatora in which % store
them that they may undergo the drying
process. Some incubators win hold fully
5000 balls. When they are first made,
they are green. Solid ivory Is the
only satisfactory material Of which 10
make them; "artifcial balls" (those
made Of composition) are much heavier
and do not wear well. English makers.
to give the red balls a perfect color,
steep them In a deoOotion that ia some
times described as the "guardsman's 3
bath. " This Is extracted from the old
coats Of Tommy Atkins, and for bill
lard balls Il Is the finest scarlet dye
known. New York World.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

The London Globe sells a story illus
trating the happy way In which the late
Sir Henry Ponsonby parted indisOreet
questions els II true," asked q Ger
man Journalist, who was being shown
over the Indian room At Osborne. "that
Princess - Is to be married 20 Prince
---H Sir Henry eyed the correspond
ent ourionsly, and, with a quiet smile
replied, 81 have not seen the engage
ment announced. " But" urged the
Teuton. 'I have heard II on excellent
authority" "In that case. " replied Sir
Henry. with crushing oivility, ''you
have no need Of further information ON
the subject" "
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

The astronomer royal for ssotland
states that when the moon is half foil
It's brillancy is not nearly one.half az
great as when Il Is quite full Tie at
tributes the brightness Of the full moon
and the lack Of brightness Ia the half
moon 10 the variations In The reflected
sunshine, which are duo 10 tho rugged
ness Of the moons surface. The high
peaks and immense chasns on the
Moons surface are constantly n cross
purposes In their mode Of rehe0ting
light The bright strealu which tho
telescope proves 70 emanaie from lho
craters and chasms are largely luyislble
under cross light. but are brilliantly u
Illuminated when the san shines foil up
on them
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14
IMPURE FOODS.
Some % ths Many ThiuRa We Eat rhat
Are Adnlterated.

Some of the Many Thiues We Eat That
Are Adnlterated.
A recent report Of the dairy food com
missioner Of Pennsylvania names 90
many food products which arc adulter-
ated as 20 raise q query as 20 what 10
not ndulterated Among the many i'm
pure things sold are allspice, which Of
ten is mainly composed Of ground and
roasted cUcoanut shells; baking powder;
beef, wine and iron prepared as a tonici
butter, buckwheAt -four, candy, oatcbup,
cider, cheese, cinnamon, clove,.-tha
latter made almost entirely from Rround
eocoanut shells, tho odor and tAsto Of
cloves being scarcely perceptible; coffee
consisting chiefly of coffee screenings
or damaged coffee, but cold at a high
price as a pure article; fresh Java
made from whoat and barley hulls,
roasted with sugar and containing no
coffee; Goldfish not Goldfish at all-mere-
" cheap dried fish; cream of tartar
adnltersted with aour; flaxseed adul-
terated with stanch; fruit "butters, Z"
such as apple butter, peach butter, etc. /,
very seldom pure, being Rdulterated
with starch waste and salicylio acid /;
the same is true OF grated pineapples (;
ginger adulterated with ash, rice bulls,
rice -four and cayenne pepper; lard /.
maple sirup, made from commercial
glucose thinned with about 30 per cent
Of water; mixed spices; orange juice,
lemon oil, lemon phosphate, molasses,
mustard, olive oil, pepper, vinegar. va
nilla extract, all kinds Of preserves, ex-
tract Of strawberries and tea.
To add to the deception a few apple
seeds are scattered through the so called
fruit jams, or timothy or other seeds
are added to the mixture to represent
raspberry, strawberry, etc. The prodnc-
tion Of artificial colors is particularly
common in confeotionA Indigo, tuner
ic, nnnotto, logwood and cochineal are
used in great quantities, and are proba-
bly, not harmful; arsenic, copper and
leads are very deloterious. but are not
now used as much as in former times.
before sanitary officials made Euch per.
sistent attacks on them. Milk and milk
products are often oolored. AnnottO is
very commonly used by dairymen TO
give a rich yellow color. In itsolf an
MOTTO is probably harmless. but it pro-
duces deceptive results. New York
/ Post.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

We have the bicycle. and the tricycle.,
and the carriage driven BY a kerosene
lamp. Keely declares that be viii drive
q steamer across the Atlantic with foroo
generated from glass q ice water, and
Maxim assures us that the dying MAJ
chine "a CLOSE ~ hand Maxim IL 10
earnest, however. but Keely "a q prac-
tical joker. So the world Waga along,
and By aud By we shall have Ice cream
saloons a mile up ID the air for the hos
August dnyt What a pity We can't imi-
tate Mothuselah. or even Old Parr, aud
personally observe the glorious changes
that win come in the near future New
York Herald
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THr wlln aEesE.

The wDd geese, hying IN the night, behold
Our abnheu towns 10 underneath q soa
which buoys them on its blllows.
Iibortv
They have, but such as those fraii barks Of old
That crossed unaounded mains 10 search our
wold
10 thom tho night un5peaknhlo IL free;
They have tho moon and stars for company
To them no Zoe bus the remorseless cold.
And froth of polar currents fiartinR past.
That have been nigh the worlds end lair Of
storms.
Enormous biiiowa Mat y CIR frsgilo forms.
Yes those frah boinEa, tossing on the vast
o. Wild revolving Winds feel no dismhyi
'Iia we who dread Tire thunder. and not they.
james II, Morse IN scribnor's Magazine.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-14

Little Nan Of four summers. consid-
erinR it her duty to entertain q lady
who is waiting for mamma, enters into
conversation.
Nan-Have you any little girlsl
The Galleries, have two
Naa--D.do you ever have 10 whip
emf
The Caller-Im afraid have %
sometimes.
Ean-What DO you whip 'em WITH
The Callsr (amused)-Oh. when
they've been very naughty, / take my
slipper.
Nan (moat foelingly % mamma en-
tars)-Y-yo you ought 70 take hair
brush. Ny mamma does, and Il hus,r
awfully. -Pittsburg Bulletin.
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The car stopped, and on climbed an
elaboratoly dressed lady, followed by
nurse girl bearing a small boy in her
arms. The lady looked entirely too
young TO be the boys mother and was
dressed in style becoming rather a
young girl. In addition she paid no at
tention whatever 70 the infant and
nurse, who took a seat behind her, and
the spectators ON tho 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 boy"
The boy evidently did not want to
come. he clung to the seat in spite Of
the nurse, whereat the I'm do steele
mother called;
"Boy-boy-come along"
And the old lady ON the back seat
shifted Indignantly and said:
"Well. reckon that's one Of these
new women. She didn't even know her
child's nameP'-Washingt Post