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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
Death Of Miss Maxwell,

Brief mention was made in the New
MEXICAN last evening of the death Of
Miss Angela Maxwell the same morning
in the 23d year of her beautiful life,
Prior to her return to her Indiana home
last February, the young lady was g
health-seeker in Santa Fe for sixteen
months and during that period she en-.
deared herself to a very large circle of
friends who sincerely sympathize with
the bereaved father, mother and brother
in their sore affliction. Sweet and ora.
cious in manner, attractive in person,
and rarely accomplished in every way, Miss
Maxwell had cultivated her uncommon
natural gifts as musician to such de-.
gree that as pianist she was really an
artist, ranking as one Of the finest in her
native state of Indiana. Her funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
The Lucky lsuess.

Messrs. H. s. Lutz, Ad. Walker and F.
G. Alley this morning opened the strong
box at Cartwright Bros which contained
the guess coupons on the number of
hours that mammoth candle would burn.
The actual time of burning was 1888
hours, eleven minutes and fifteen seconds.
Ramona school mess, through Grant Hill,
filed the nearest guess, 1874 hours and ten
minutes. Mrs. Bush's guess was next,
being 1874 hours, fifty. minutes and
fifty-nine seconds; while the third nearest
guess was made by Sister Raphael, Of st.
Vincent, S31 hours, twelve minutes and
fifteen seconds. Ramona school was
awarded the pot of coin aggregatinp 500.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
COchiti Mines Handed.

Mr.. John j. Driscoll, of Bland, one Of
the most substantial and experienced
mining men in the Cochiti district, in
forms the New MEXICAN that he has So
cured of H. B. Cartwright bond anG
lease for twelve months on the Short
Order and Iowa No. mining claims
located in close proximity to the Washing
ton mine. The consideration named il
the bond is large for undeveloped pros
pects.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
Board Of Education.

The new board of education met ia
regular session last evening, all members
being present except Messrs. Spiess and
Martinez. An organization was effected
by the election of Camilo Padilla as pres
ident, Fritz Muller as vice president and
H. s. Lutz as secretary. Some informal
discussion took place, but no business of
moment was transacted. President Pa.
dilla intimated that possibly the city
schools would be reopened in August.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
GLEN MOUNTAIN HOUSE

Now open and ready to receive guests.
This commodious hotel is situated twenty
miles north Of Gloriata on tho Pecos
river and can boast of the finest noun
tain scenery and trout fishing for the
amusement of its guest in the Rockies.
For rates or information of any kind
address DIR. VIM. SPARKS, Prop,
GlorIeta, N. M.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
Personal,

At the Exchange: j.. W. Bernard, Bis
bee; j. V. Tully, Fort Stanton.
At the Palace: B. Young, Fairview;
s. H. Elkins, Dolores.
Col. Q. g. Coleman and son left to-day
for Lumberton on official business.
Mr.. S. H. Elkins, custodian of the Ortiz
mine grant, is in town from Cerrillos.
Mr.. L. H. Graham, prominent capt.
taist OF San Antonio, Texas, is here on a
visit to Mr.. r. E. Twitchell.
Mrs. W. T. Findley went over to Santa
Fe this morning for few days visit to
Mrs. G. A. Spiess and mother, Mrs. Lynch.
Las Vegas Optic.
Miss Hosmer, late of Ramona Indian
school, who has been Mrs. Halls guest
for several days, leaves tonight for
trip to Albuquerque.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
Proper Use off.

The senate has passed a bill granting
the abandoned Fort Marcy at Santa Fe
n. M, to the American Invalid Aid
society for the purpose of establishing a
sanitarium for the treatment of pulmo o.
nary diseases. No better selection could
be made nor could the dismantled fort be
put to a more beneficent use.-Kansas
City Investor.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Mr.. Frank Delgado has resigned as
clerk and stenographer in the surveyor
generals office.
Something should be done at once to-
ward caring for the grass and trees in
the capitol grounds.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05

Wanted-Energetic man to establish
branch office here; salary, 500 per month.
For full information address, Room s,
27S 8. Main, Los Angeles, Cal. Varicide
Chemical Co.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
Reduced Rates.

Reduced Rates.
The Santa Fe route offers the following
low rates of fare to points in Colorado:
To Denver, $1G.90 Colorado Springs, $l4.-
IS; Pueblo, $l3.15; Cripple Greek, 1856;
low rates to intermediate points. For com.
fort, safety and speed, take the Santa Fe
route. For particulars, call on agents of
the A., T. d s. F. Ry.
H. s. LUTz, Agent,
Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
FACE RAW
BLEEDING

My little boy was afflicted with Eczema in
acute form for year, during which we tried
without success every known remedy. The dis
order appeared on the.rgh cheek and was of n
bstery and bloody form. His pillow, morninps
would bear the bloody Imprint of the side of his
face, while II was impossible to prevent him
from scratching his face owing to tho itching
Advised to try CuTIcuRA, | bought box. The
first application was made at night, and IL il n
fact, that the appearance Of the affected parts
showed daoficedti lie Improvement he nert morn.
iag and, continuing the treatment, as a result.
my child has ms fair and smooth skin as can be
found anywhere.
W. $. NEEDHAM, Pataskala, O.
SPECIFY CURE TREtrMEST Warm baths. with
CGfiitR' SOAP. gentle applications Of CtTcrph foint
nent the great skin cure ind mild doses Of CrricunA
kEsolFEST, greafest Of hunor cures So
SOFA th'onghont the would. Price, Cuyrcupl. soc,
SoNi, 9lr, REsoLvrSr. iic. and Al Parry rrnr
AND CHEM Corr, Sole Ptops, Boston '
45'"lscT to Cure Every Skin Disease" mailed fies.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Coronado Camp No. 8, Woodmen of the
World, meets on the second Thursday
evening of each month at o'clock, in
Aztlan hall, I.O.O.F. Visiting sovereigns
are fraternally invited.
j. B. BRADY, Consul Oomdr.
ADDISON WALKER, Clerk.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05

Tom Moore, the best 1Oc cigar in
town, for sale at The Palace, Newton's
Drug Store and at Scheurich's.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05

Pure fruit Juice and fruit extract
syrups used In Fischer's soda water.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-05
SOCIETIES..

A. 4. & A. M.
Montezuma Lodge, No. 1, meets on the
first Monday evening of each month at
1880 O'Clock, in the Masonic hall, in the
Kahn block, San Francisco St. Visiting
brethren are fraternally invited.
THos. j. CURRAN, W. M.
W. E. GRIFFIN, SEQ.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15
CHILD INVENTORS.
History of the First Telescope and the
Argand Burner.

History of the First Telescope and the
Argand burner.
That many children have great in
genuity Of mind in fashioning toys of
various kinds Is well known. That
they have very frequently turned this
quality to good use in the invention and
construction of some of our most use
full mechanical appliances is attested by
the following instances:
The children of Dutch spectacle
maker happened 10 be playing one day
with some of their fathers CLOSES in
front of the shop door. Placing two
of the glasses together they peeped
through them, and were exceedingly
astonished to see the weather cock of
the neighboring steeple brought within
a short distance of their eyes. They
were naturally puzzled, and called their
father to see the strange sight.
When the spectacle maker looked
through the glasses he was no less sur
prised than the children had been. He
went indoors and thought the matter
over, and then the idea occurred to him
that he might construct a curious new
toy which would give people good deal
of amusement. Not long after the tele-
scope was an accomplished fact.
A poor Swiss, named Argand, in
vented a lamp with wick fitted into
a hollow cylinder, thus giving n supply
of oxygen to the interior as well as the
exterior of the circular flame. At first
Argand used the lamp without glass
chimney, the invention of which i'm
portant adjunct would doubtless have
been delayed for some time had it not
been for the thoughtless experiments of
his little brother.
One day when Argand was busy in his
workroom, and sitting before the burn
ing lamp, this boy was amusing him
self by placing bottomless oil flask
over different articles. Suddenly he
placed it upon the flame of the lamp,
which instantly shot up the long
circular neck of the flask with increased
brilliancy. Argand did not allow such
suggestive occurrence to escape him.
The idea of the lamp chimney almost
Immediately came into his head, and
in short time his invention was per-
fected
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15
German Device to Save the Pines.

Circling the trunks of trees with
sticky substance to prevent noxious
insects from ascending to the leaves
is a familiar method of protection
which has been applied on large scale
in the pine forests of Germany. For
merly the pine moth was most de-
structive and dreaded enemy of these
valuable forests, but now it is no long,
er feared. The caterpillars of the pine
moth, being born at the end of August,
do very little damage before the autumn
frosts set in and compel them to go
into winter quarters in the moss-car-
peted ground at the foot of the trees.
But in the spring, unless interfered
with, they ascend the trunks and fall
upon the green needles with ravenous
appetite. 1t is estimated that a single
caterpillar consumes, on the average,
1000 pine needles. BY scraping a
smooth band in the rough bark around
each tree trunk, and then smearing the
band with a mixture of tar, grease and
glue, an insurmountable barrier is pre-
sented to the caterpillars, and in this
simple manner the great pine forests
of middle and northern Germany have
been securely fortified against their
insect enemies.-Youth's Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15
LoN.r BoDDER ME-.

- papa says he's busy N mustn't bodder
him,
Cause he's fixin' UP We door-yard fence to
make 1t slick and trim.
N mammals got a caller n she says:
Don't bodder me-"
N what little boys to do. can't istZakly
see.
Ny sister hain't got home from school.
IN baby is asleep.
N II stay about We house. l dasn't hardly
peep.
Ware isn't any place 'roun' here for lone
some little boys
As wants to play n have some fun n make
little noise.
I guess 1 go to uncle's n see what can
find.
Perhaps vey'll let me make some noise. n
maybe vey won't mind
II ak some little questions bout flngs vat
puzzle me,
I nnk III list go over for a little while n
see.
Oh! dearie me, vat shall do? never see
such times!
Uncle said Don't bodder inches busy
maxim rhymes
N auntie, she was busy. n she said: Ware.
Ware hain't nobody anyvare vat wants a
boy to-day.
No! ware hain't no one wants q boy. so I
know vat I'll do.
TIL slip into our pantry, get piece of pie
or two,
IN get some cake and cookies n eat list all
I can,
30 can hurry up n grow to be great big
man.
Arthur ]. Burdick, in Chicago Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15
Early Days of q Great Chinaman.

Ii Hung Changes career is strikingly
interesting to young people. Not of
distinguished parents, he first leaps
into prominence by carrying off honors
at an examination where there are co.
900 competitors. The subjects are not,
as with us, mathematics, geography,
arts and sciences, but the teachings Of
Confucius, theory of government, and
Chinese poetry and history. Passing
this examination promotes Ii into Of
fetal circles, and he becomes a compiler
In the imperial printing Office. But the
TAPPING rebellion breaks out, and the
student is soon called upon to become
soldier. He raises regiment of home
militia, and enters upon the field of war.
In less than five years he achieves honor
and distinction, and then Imperial Gen
eralissimo Tseng Kwo-Fan appoints him
on his stsf.-Harper's Round Table.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15
ARE YOU LEFT-HANDED?
Were the AborIgInals Ambidextrous In
Their Practice of Art? e


Their Practice of Art? -
DIR. Daniel G. Brinton discusses the
question of left-handedness in North
American aboriginal art. If hands
worked in the past as they do to-day,
then in primitive times the left-handed,
it would be supposed, were not many.
Take 100 Americans, and from two to
four per cent. only are left-handed.
This two or four percent. may do gen.
eral work better or more easily with
the left than with the right hand. Ir
the 90 per cent. of right-handed peo
pie there may be some few who are am
bidextrous. HAS this proportion al.
ways been the same in the human spe-
cies, and does it obtain to-day among
savage tribes?" DR.. John Evans, as
quoted by Sir Daniel Wilson, believes
that there was manifest predomi-
nance of right-handednes among the
paleolithic flint-workers of southern
England" On the other side, De Nor
tillett, after a careful study of 1854 stone
scrapers coming from France and
Switzerland, arrives at the contrary
opinion. In the University of Pennsyl-
vania, among a collection of fiints Of
the very earliest types, found on the
Libyan plateau, near Abydos, there are
two, both of which, DR.. Brinton writes,
are made for a left-handed man. 1t is
difficult to describe, without giving
great space to the subject, how the
Archaeological can exactly determine
whether n tool was to be used in the
right or the left hand. Studying 200
stone or flint blades coming from vari-
Gus parts of the United States, the
largest proportion was made for the
right-handed. But, nevertheless, there
was "33 per cent. for" probably left
handed persons, or, as DIR. Brinton
writes it, "for persons, as 1 prefer to
believe, who were ambidex-
trous." That there must have been
left-handed artists becomes more clear
In this way. Ask anyone to draw a
profile, and almost invariably the right
handed person makes the face looking
to the left, while the left-handed per-
sons sketch is to the right. In ex-
aiming, then, collection of Amer
lean aboriginal rock drawings there is
performance of profiles looking to
the left, but not infrequent occurrences
Of profles in the opposite direction.
DR.. Brinton comes to the conclusion
that De Mortillet was correct, also that
there were more left-handed or am
bidextrous American aborigines than
Europeans. Perhaps, as DIR. Brinton
indicates it, the specialization of hands
came with a more recent culture
American Anthropologist.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15
.Giv~ him q dollars worth Of bean.

"Give him dollars worth Of beans
and put 1t in the storehouse. Salt IL
WELL" said Hill. He was disappointed
in the Indian. After such showing Of
secrecy he had expected theft Of some
consequence and profit of size ac-
cording thereto.
Eight days passed and once more was
the vision Of the trader gratified by the
apparition of the larcenous Indian. He
carried bundle, which, as before. he
guarded carefully from scrutiny.
''IIe asks" said Yellow Bird, shat
this be opened in secret place, for of
certainty he is satisfied that he has
the most magnificent hide ever cut
from governmental supplied steer.
Alas. however, it is stolen"
Hill viewed the hide in the rear room,
where the light was poor and where
there was a chance that he might Lass
over defects unseen. AS protection
against this faulty inspection, how
ever, he cut the price from So to $3.50.
In his success and prosperity Hollow
Horn Antelope was becoming more OK
acting and insisted on cash to that
amount. II desire to inform YOU" Vel
low Bird spoke, confidentially. "that in
removing this hide it was necessary to
somewhat disguise it, and he has cut
off the left fore leg. He is an honest
and candid man. 1t was stolen from
Thomas Fast Horse. Keep it concealed
when Thomas Fast Horse IS about.
This is my disinterested advice" Hill
told him to salt it and put it in the
warehouse. .E.
Hollow Horn Antelope did not sue
coed in stealing any more hides for
six days. At the end of that period
he appeared limping in the presence
of Hill and related that in committing
larceny at the tepee of Red-White-a1d-
Blue-Mustang the latter had sent a
1890 after him and had caught him
in the fieshy part of the leg. But az he
carried the hide with him the bulIe I,
striking it, seemed to have been divert
ed. However, in honesty, he was COM
PEELED to say the ball had cut hole
In the neck of the skin. AS before ii
went to the warehouse. Hill examin-
ing it carelessly and relying on Yellow
Bird to look after details. The pur-
chase price was six dollars.
Thus it continued for three months
Hollow Horn Antelope making weekly
visits in the shadow of the night to
Hills trading store with hides stolen
from here and there. They were all
sorts of hides, but always the frank
Indian foolishly recited-through Vel
low Bird-the needless facts that were
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15

was redundant of polysyllables, but he
was good clerk.
Behold" said Yellow Bird, impress
siye!y, "this man is q thief"
Hill tried to look shocked and grieved,
but ended by an expression of disgust
els that all?" he inquired.
He had stolen hide" Yellow bird
declared, in an awed voice, and Hollow
Horn Antelope shrank back abjectly.
Then Yellow Bird, with palliating volu-
bility, recited the long story of the
theft, but Hill Interrupted by demand
ing hook at the hide SO that he would
know what to offer the Indian. Hollow
Horn Antelope unrolled the package
and revealed reasonable looking beef
hide, but the tail was missing
"Ie stole this hide" Yellow Bird OK
planned, "but he is an honest man and
calls to your attention the fact that it
is tailless hide. He is ashamed OF it.
therefore, and will offer it at bar
gain for six dollars"
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for mankind the Creator in the begin
ring used an especial kind of gumby
clay for Indian traders, and when the
generic batch was baked it was found
that the palms of the hands were still
moist, and whatever came in contact
Herewith stuck fast. Hill, therefore,
being an Indian trader, was not man
Of undemonstrative integrity or acute
conscience. Empowered so to do by
"'watpomminy," which is the govern
ment of the United States, he followed
out the ancient custom of this kind,
and bought the goods of the Indians for
one-tenth their value and paid for them
in material from his store at ten times
its cost. 1t was the regular thing.
There was no singularity or adventure
about it. His life was simply a monot-
onous rut of robbery.
One day Hollow Horn Antelope
came into the trading post and offered
for barter a hide. Hides were worth
eight dollars, and Hollow Horn Ante
1ope knew it, but he also knew that IL
persons could not subsist through a
month of inclement weather on hand
full of coffee and tablespoonful of
beans-in other words, the ration is
sued to him. Hollow Horn Antelope
had seven wives, but he was virtuous
and acknowledged only one of them,
and so was enabled to draw rations
only for the one noted down. Verify
an acceptance of the tradition of the
missionary had worked sore distress to
Hollow Horn Antelope, and the six of
his wives who were not counted in, but
who had appetites. Being in need of
food for his harem, the Indian had
brought hide to Hill, expecting to be
a sufferer from official larceny, but hop
ing TO get at least one-sixth of the value
of the commodity. Hill looked at the
hide contemptuously, and, remarking
that it had been poorly skinned, he di-
rected Yellow Bird, his Sioux clerk, to
put it in the storehouse and give Hol-
low Horn Antelope six bits worth of
Goldfish.
The Goldfish was spoiled.
Yellow Bird was Hollow Horn Ante
1ope's cousin. ..r
The next week Hollow Horn Ante
1ope appeared secretly and mysterious
1y unto Hill. The trader realized that
something important was about 10
eventuate, and he called upon Yellow
Bird to come back into the rear room
of the trading store and interpret. yell
low Bird had been educated at Carlisle
and was proud of it. His conversation
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-15
HUMOROUS.

-Friend--"why do you drink
whisky?" Col. Blood don't know Of
any better use can put it to."-Town
Topics.
-Parke-'"I don't suppose, old man,
you can really appreciate how bright
my children are" Lane-"No; hhye
never met your wife."-N. Y. Herald.
Mrs. .Wiggles-"was that good
box of cigars, Ephraim, that ] bought
for your birthday" Mr.. Wiggles
craftily)-"I never saw a better box. -
somerville Journal.
"A Poor Rule, Etc.-Radbonrn-"
dear fellow, it is always better to begin
at the bottom of a ladder" Chesney-
Nonsense. How about when you ara
escaping from fire Pm. Y. World.
-"Well, the bicycle has been the
means of closing our church" rs that
SO? Did they really fight over itr'
Eight over it? No; the minister has
gone on a wheeling tour."-Cleyeland
Leader.
Just the Thing.-"I intended this
poem merely as pot-boiler," said the
young man in lofty explanation. That's
good idea. Take it right home and let
your folks start the fire with it."-Wash-
ington Star.
-Farmer-'I guess there's somebody
fishing in our trout stream behind the
barn." Farmers Wife-"How do you
know? Have you found a line and
hooks?" Farmer--No; found u whisky
flask. Boston Courier.
Teacher (about to expatiate on the
virtues of the dog)-"Now, children,
can you tell me the animal which Is
capable of the greatest attachment to
man?" The Brightest Boy in the Class
81 know; the leech. Exchange.
The Bellies Strategem.-"Isn't it
rather annoying to you to have them
both call on you at once?' asked her
dearest friend. "No; perfectly de-
lightfur' said the young woman with
two devoted slaves. "You see, dear. /
sent one on each side Of me-" "Wei?"
"And there Is such delightful GOODNESS
between them" "Oh!"-Cincipnati En-
quirer.